Trade

•  Amber Road

  The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber. As one of the waterways and ancient highways, for centuries the road led from Europe to Asia and back, and from northern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. An important raw material, amber was transported from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts overland by way of the Vistula and Dnieper rivers to Italy, Greece, the Black Sea, and Egypt thousands of years ago, and long after.

  

  100.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Balance of trade

  The balance of trade (or net exports, sometimes symbolized as NX) is the difference between the monetary value of exports and imports of output in an economy over a certain period. It is the relationship between a nation's imports and exports. A favourable balance of trade is known as a trade surplus and consists of exporting more than is imported; an unfavourable balance of trade is known as a trade deficit or, informally, a trade gap.

  

  20.0%
  

  20.0%
  

  60.0%
  
•  Customs union

  A customs union is a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff. The participant countries set up common external trade policy, but in some cases they use different import quotas. Common competition policy is also helpful to avoid competition deficiency. Purposes for establishing a customs union normally include increasing economic efficiency and establishing closer political and cultural ties between the member countries.

  

  0.0%
  

  50.0%
  

  50.0%
  
•  David Ricardo

  David Ricardo (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was an English political economist, often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus and Adam Smith. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator, who amassed a considerable personal fortune.

  

  23.1%
  

  46.2%
  

  30.8%
  
•  Economic and monetary union

  An economic and monetary union is a type of trade bloc which is composed of a single market with a common currency. It is to be distinguished from a mere currency union (e.g. the Latin Monetary Union in the 1800s), which does not involve a single market. This is the fifth stage of economic integration. EMU is established through a currency-related trade pact.

  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  
•  Free trade area

  Free trade area is a type of trade bloc, a designated group of countries that have agreed to eliminate tariffs, quotas and preferences on most (if not all) goods and services traded between them. It can be considered the second stage of economic integration. Countries choose this kind of economic integration form if their economical structures are complementary. If they are competitive, they will choose customs union.

  

  25.0%
  

  25.0%
  

  50.0%
  
•  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

  The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (typically abbreviated GATT) was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO). GATT was formed in 1947 and lasted until 1994, when it was replaced by the World Trade Organization in 1995. The original GATT text (GATT 1947) is still in effect under the WTO framework, subject to the modifications of GATT 1994.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  
•  International trade

  International trade is exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. It refers to exports of goods and services by a firm to a foreign-based buyer (importer)In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries.

  

  50.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  50.0%
  
•  Public international law

  Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states, analogous entities, such as the Holy See, and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond domestic legal interpretation and enforcement.

  

  75.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  25.0%
  
•  Intergovernmental organization

  An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization comprised primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states), or of other intergovernmental organizations.

  

  16.7%
  

  8.3%
  

  75.0%
  

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•  Zaire

  The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese: Zaire, itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".

  

  42.9%
  

  28.6%
  

  28.6%
  
•  The Simpsons/Jasper

  

  23.8%
  

  28.6%
  

  47.6%
  
•  STFU newbie!

  

  45.8%
  

  25.0%
  

  29.2%
  
•  Radiant-floor heating

  

  50.0%
  

  31.3%
  

  18.8%
  
•  Alpichola

  Alpichola is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

  

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  0.0%
  

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