International trade

International trade

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

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Tariffication

Economy; International trade

Procedures relating to the agricultural market-access provision in which all non-tariff measures are converted into tariffs.

Ensuring all members have input into a process even when meetings involve only some of them. In WTO negotiations and other decision-making, ideas are tested and issues are discussed in a variety of ...

International Trade centre (ITC)

Economy; International trade

Originally established by the old GATT and is now operated jointly by the WTO and the UN, the latter acting through the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Focal point for technical ...

Intellectual property rights

Economy; International trade

Ownership of ideas, including literary and artistic works (protected by copyright), inventions (protected by patents), signs for distinguishing goods of an enterprise (protected by trademarks) and ...

Integration programme

Economy; International trade

In textiles and clothing, the phasing out of Multifibre Arrangement restrictions in four stages starting on 1 January 1995 and ending on 1 January 2005.