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International trade

The buying and selling of goods, services and capital across international borders or territories.

Contributors in International trade

International trade

export-performance measure

Economy; International trade

Requirement that a certain quantity of production must be exported.

food security

Economy; International trade

When the nutritional needs of a country or population are met consistently. This is commonly described as when people or populations “at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, ...

formal meetings

Economy; International trade

Formal meetings are recorded in minutes, decisions can be taken, and formal procedures apply.

informal meetings

Economy; International trade

Informal meetings are for exchanging views or information, with no official record.

free-rider

Economy; International trade

A casual term used to infer that a country which does not make any trade concessions, profits, nonetheless, from tariff cuts and concessions made by other countries in negotiations under the ...

free trade area

Economy; International trade

Trade within the group is duty free but members set their own tariffs on imports from non-members (e.g. NAFTA).

G15

Economy; International trade

Group of 15 developing countries acting as the main political organ for the Non-Aligned Movement.

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