International trade

International trade

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

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Local-content measure

Economy; International trade

Requirement that the investor purchase a certain amount of local materials for incorporation in the investors product.

Life cycle analysis (LCA)

Economy; International trade

A method of assessing whether a good or service is environmentally friendly.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...