MGT 125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund
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Discuss the importance of regional trading alliances and global trading mechanisms. Remove all trade barriers, facilitating refer trade. In force with singapore, thailand, the us, chile, asean (including new. Asean: a group of south east asian countries with free-trade agreements with each other. European union: 28 democratic european countries with free trade agreements with one another; 17 out of 28 members states use the euro as a currency. North american free trade agreement: an agreement between mexican, Canadian and us governments in which barriers to free trade have been eliminated. World trade organisation: a global organisation of 159 countries that deals with the rolesof trade among nations. Plays a role in monitoring and promoting global trade. Keeping global trade active during the global economic crisis. International monetary fund: an organisation 0of 188 countries that promotes international monetary cooperation and provides advice, loans and technical assistance. Purpose is to establish and maintain nancial stability and strengthen countries.