CTWD 3? Global Economic Org. Flashcards
IMF
I_____________ M_______ F___
International Monetary Fund
WTO
W____ T____ O____________
World Trade Organization
WB
W____ B___
World Bank
OECD
Org_________________ for Ec_______ Coo________ and De_____________
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
W____ E_______ F____
World Economic Forum
G20
Group of 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,
France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK,
US, European Union)
ILO
I______________ L_____ O____________
International Labour Organization
UNCTAD
Un____ Na_____ Con________ on Tr___ and De_________
United Nation Conference on Trade and Development
APEC
As__ Pa_____ Ec______ Coo_________
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
G7
Group of 7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States)
BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
(UN)ECOSOC
United Nations Economic and Social Council
G8
Group of Eight (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Canada. Russia)
Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
o Regional Trade Blocs
The ___ permits the existence of trade blocs,
provided that they result in lower protection
against outside countries than existed before the
creation of the trade bloc.
WTO
(World Trade Organization)
a customs union, a single market and now with a single
currency
EU
(Europian Union)
EFTA
European Free Trade Area
between the USA, Canada and Mexico
(NAFTA)
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
a customs union between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela
Mercosur
AFTA
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade Area
COMESA
Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa
SAFTA
South Asian Free Trade Area – created in 2006 with countries such as India and
Pakistan
a regional trade agreement between Chile, Colombia,
Mexico and Peru
Pacific Alliance
TPP
TPP - Trans- Pacific Partnership – a proposed free trade agreement being negotiated
during 2013 between Australia, Brunei, Chile, Colombia,
Mexico and Peru, Singapore, the United States and
Vietnam