International trade

International trade

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

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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

Economy; International trade

An African customs union comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

safeguard measures

Economy; International trade

Action taken to protect a specific industry from an unexpected build-up of imports generally governed by Article 19 of GATT. The Agriculture Agreement and Textiles and Clothing Agreement have ...

schedule

Economy; International trade

In general, a WTO members list of commitments on market access (bound tariff rates, access to services markets). Goods schedules can include commitments on agricultural subsidies and domestic ...

In Doha Round agriculture (available for all countries): would have smaller tariff cuts than from the formula, but with quotas allowing imports at lower tariffs (tariff quotas) to provide some access ...

Singapore issues

Economy; International trade

Four issues introduced to the WTO agenda at the December 1996 Ministerial Conference in Singapore: trade and investment, trade and competition policy, transparency in government procurement , and ...

special products (SP)

Economy; International trade

In Doha Round agriculture: products for which developing countries are to be given extra flexibility in market access for food and livelihood security and rural development.