AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Heads of State and Government decided to establish an ASEAN Free Trade Area or AFTA in 1992. The objective of AFTA is to increase the ASEAN region’s competitive advantage as a production base geared for the world market. A vital step in this direction is the liberalization of trade through the elimination
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economic integration which includes: free trade area‚ customs union‚ common market‚ economic union‚ and political union. Currently the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is in the free trade area‚ the European Union (EU) is in the economic market‚ and The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) is in the customs union. The integration groups listed above pertain to members of the same regional integration union. However‚ unions are allowed to decide what trade policies are put into play with nonmembers
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ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - 2012 Trends in India’s Foreign Trade India’s Trade Performance India’s merchandise exports reached a level of US $ 251.14 billion during 2010-11 registering a growth of 40.49 percent as compared to a negative growth of 3.53 percent during the previous year. India’s export sector has exhibited remarkable resilience and dynamism in the recent years. Despite the recent setback faced by India’s export sector due to global slowdown‚ merchandise exports recorded a Compound Annual
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HECKSCHER-OHLIN THEORY In the early 1900s an international trade theory called factor proportions theory emerged by two Swedish economists‚ Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. This theory is also called the Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The Heckscher-Ohlin theory stresses that countries should produce and export goods that require resources (factors) that are abundant and import goods that require resources in short supply. This theory differs from the theories of comparative advantage and absolute advantage
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Chapter 5 The Theory of Trade and Investment 1 Learning Objectives To understand the traditional arguments of how and why international trade improves the welfare of all countries To review the history and compare the implications of trade theory from the original work of Adam Smith to the contemporary theories of Michael Porter To examine the criticisms of classical trade theory and examine alternative viewpoints of which business and economic forces determine trade patterns between
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RUNNING HEAD: Trade Paper Trade Paper Bethany Cantrell Economics‚ Semester 2‚ Block 2nd Mrs. Combs April 30‚ 2014 Free trade is something every country should be involved in. Free trade is the unrestricted purchase and sale of goods and services between countries without the burden of constraints such as tariffs‚ duties and quotas (Investopedia‚ n.d.). Free trade is important for three reasons. It increases competition‚ it minimizes war‚ and
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Pakistan‚ Introduction The inability of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to broker a multilateral trading system acceptable to all its members sparked a rising interest in regionalism. The first wave of regionalism in the 1960s was divided along North-North and South-South trading arrangements. In the 1980s‚ the second regionalism wave evolved into a North-South trading arrangement. (1) However‚ in a post-Cold War setting‚ regional groupings have responded to the volatility of the multilateral
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Lecture 4 & 5 - CISG- International Contracts of Sale of Goods Contract The issues in this case is -- what is the governing law? -- Does CISG apply? -- Is there a breach of contract by (seller) as regards to (a) Delay of delivery (b) quality if wines? -- What are the remedies available to (buyer)? 1. Is there a choice of law clause? ( Yes – Australian is the governing law ) ( No- where there is no choice of law clause in the sale contract‚ courts will choose the law of nation which has the ‘ closest
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FTAA What are the main reasons why governments across the Americas are pushing for the free trade area?. Main reasons are explained in the Summit Of The Americas (December 1994) among all the reasons we can emphasize the idea of unifying efforts among all American countries (or most of them‚ Cuba is not included for example) in order to achieve a faster economic growth ‚ lower inflation‚ expanded oportunities and confidence in participating in the global marketplace and to promote prosperity
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International Trade Simulation and Report ECO-212 Principles of Economics - Robert Coates University Of Phoenix Faithlyn Wright‚ Trina Drinka‚ David Barrett‚ Amber Kemper‚ Josue Garcia July 11‚ 2010. Advantage and Limitation of International Trade International Trade is important to many countries because it allows a country to import products or resources that may be difficult to produce locally. As a result‚ this enhances the country’s growth and economic wealth‚ and
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