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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TOPIC OF THE CASE: TRADE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND US ECONOMIC GROWTH INTRODUCTION: The assignment is about the case where the organizations in the US were responsible for the development and advancement of information technology which also included the invention of Mainframe and Midrange computers in the era of 1960s and 1970s. Companies such as IBM and Dell were one of the first companies which led to advancement of information technology. However‚ with the high cost of production in US regarding
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International Trade 1. Regional Economic Integration 1. Economic Integration among Different group of countries: The economic integration can be described as the uniting of policies‚ which are economic in nature between multiple states through the complete or partial purging of restrictions in tariffs and without tariff associated with trade‚ which existed prior to their unification. This leads to lowering of prices in the domestic market hence the distributors and customers receives the product
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International Trade and Finance The United States imports goods and services‚ as well as exports goods and services in the global economy. International trade affects the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and domestic markets. The government can affect international trade by imposing tariffs and quotas on imports. Foreign exchange rates affect how much is brought and sold abroad. International trade is beneficial to the United States‚ but sometimes it can be seen as unfair competition
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Foreign Exchange in International Trade Article: Ups and downs of forex trading (Straits Times‚ 5 Jun 2011 ) Ups and downs of forex trading Lorna Tan‚ Senior Correspondent 1704 words 5 June 2011 Straits Times STIMES English (c) 2011 Singapore Press Holdings Limited There is plenty of potential in the market but be aware of the pitfalls The pursuit of financial freedom has led many retail investors to consider foreign exchange trading. Online forex trading has seen a tremendous
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International Trade and Finance ECO/372 January 28‚ 2013 Week 5 individual assigment International Trade and Finance Hello Ladies and Gentlemen of the press. I am Samantha Jones‚ Speaker of the House. Today I will address several issues concerning the current state of the United States macro-economy (in terms of its international aspects) and how it affects these areas. I know economics can be hard to understand for many people‚ myself included at times. So I will try to explain everything
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12 Globalization and International Trade “Globalization” refers to the growing interdependence of countries resulting from the increasing integration of trade‚ finance‚ people‚ and ideas in one global marketplace. International trade and cross-border investment flows are the main elements of this integration. Globalization started after World War II but has accelerated considerably since the mid-1980s‚ driven by two main factors. One involves technological advances that have lowered the costs
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International Trade & Foreign Direct Investment – an economic analysis Table of contents |I Introduction |3 | |II International trade |4-7 | |2.1 Benefits of international trade |4-5 | |2.2 Major trends
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International Trade and Finance October 15‚ 2012 International Trade and Finance Since the beginning of the current recession in 2008‚ the economy of the United States (U.S.) has been the spotlight of the media‚ government intervention‚ and the American public. In order to gain better understanding of the current health of the U.S. macroeconomy‚ one must review several areas of the economy including surplus of imports‚ effects of international trade‚ tariffs and quotas‚ and the restriction
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Clothing is one of life’s necessities‚ a part of our lives‚ something we cannot do without. Therefore‚ a new trade policy that lowers clothing prices‚ making much more variety accessible to the consumers‚ directly affects us all. Such a change took place at the beginning of 2005. The developed world‚ or more specifically‚ the U.S.‚ Canada‚ and the European Union (EU) discontinued most of their limits on imports of yarn‚ fabric‚ and clothing from developing countries. These
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