ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Trade blocs: agreement where barrier to trade are reduced or eliminated.

 EFTA- (European Free trade Association)
The EFTA States jointly negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs) with partners outside the European Union in order to strengthen their competitive position and increase market access for their products.
Today, EFTA has 27 FTAs covering 38 countries and territories outside the EU.
 OECD-  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) In 2009, Switzerland adopted the OECD standards in the field of legal assistance in cases involving tax crimes.)
 UBS -  UBS Group AG is the largest Swiss financial holding providing various financial services worldwide.
 BIS- (The International Settlements Anchor)  Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution whose functions include facilitating cooperation between central banks and facilitating international financial settlements. 

WTO (World Trade Organisation) - Poland was a member of the GATT since 1967 (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the predecessor of the WTO). Since 1995. Poland is a full-time member of the WTO.
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development) - Poland is a member since 1996. The country has permanent delegation to the OECD, composed of an ambassador and diplomats.

Commonwealth of nations - focuses on non-governmental relations between member states.
TradeMark East Africa - aid for a trade organization 

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·       Caricom (Caribbean Community and Common Market 

o   4 july 1973 

o   Promote economic integration and development among less developed countries. 

·       CDB (Caribbean Development Bank 

o   18. Oct. 1969 

o   Promote economic development and cooperation 

·       CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) 

23   Feb. 2010, established July 2011 

o   note - successor to the Rio Group and the Latin America and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development 

o   To deepen the integration within Latin American and to reduce the influence of the US in the politics and economics of that part of the world 
 

In order to promote regional integration and sustainable development, political cooperation, regional comprehensive agenda in forums: position the region to events of international scope; Promote dialogue with other States and regional organizations; Promote regional and subregional institutions for cooperation and communication between organizations, etc. 

·       IADB (Inter-American Development Bank) 

o   8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959 

o   to promote economic and social development in Latin America 

·       ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) 

o   1919 

o   to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels 

·       ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) 

o   3 November 2006 

o   to promote the trade union movement 

·       OPEC  

·       WDTU (World Federation of Trade Unions) 

o   3. Oct. 1945 

o   to promote the trade union movement 

·       WTO (World Trade Organization) 

o   15 April 1994; effective - 1 January 1995 

o   to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers 

Purpose is to encourage economic activity between North America's three major economic powers. 

The main goal of NAFTA is to eliminate barriers to trade and investment between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
 - elimination of customs and passport barriers and stimulation of the movement of goods and services between the participating countries of the agreement;
 - creating and maintaining
conditions for fair competition in the free trade zone;
 - attracting investment to
the member countries of the agreement;
 - creation of the basis for
future trilateral, regional and international cooperation in order to expand
and improve the Agreement;
 - creation of a single
continental market. 

 Economic and monetary union (EMU) is the result of progressive economic integration in the EU. It is an expansion of the EU single market, with common product regulations and free movement of goods, capital, labour and services. A common currency, the euro, has been introduced in the eurozone, which currently comprises 19 EU Member States. All 28 EU Member States — with the exception of the UK and Denmark — must adopt the euro after a minimum of two years’ participation in ERM II and fulfilment of the convergence criteria. A single monetary policy is set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and is complemented by harmonised fiscal and coordinated economic policies. Within EMU there is no single institution responsible for economic policy. Instead, responsibility is divided between Member States and various EU institutions. 

 

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

14 December 1960; effective - 30 September 1961
to promote economic cooperation and development
members - (34) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
special member - (1) EC 

 

succeeded General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT)
15 April 1994; effective - 1 January 1995
to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Group of 7 (G-7)

membership is the same as the Big Seven
22 September 1985
to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major noncommunist economic powers
members - (8) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada, EU, and Italy

Big Seven

membership is the same as the Group of 7
1975
to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members - (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus the US