Commerce → Trade
Description
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
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Organizations relating to Trade
International Grain Trade Coalition / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2014
The Caribbean Council / London, UK / Est. 1992
Federation of European Numismatic Trade Associations / Fröndenberg, Germany / Est. 1991
European Association for the Trade in Jute and Related Products / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1970
East African Community Customs Union / Arusha, Tanzania UR / Est. 2004
World Trade Point Federation / Est. 2000
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business / Teheran, Iran Islamic Rep / Est. 1999
European Tropical Tuna Trade and Industry Committee / Paris, France / Est. 2004
TradeMark East Africa / Nairobi, Kenya
Middle East Medical Devices and Diagnostics Trade Association / Dubai, United Arab Emirates / Est. 2007
European Club for Countertrade and Offset / Neuilly, France / Est. 2010
South Centre / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1990
CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality / St Michael, Barbados / Est. 2002
Intergovernmental Group on Oilseeds, Oils and Fats / Rome, Italy / Est. 1965
Pacific Islands Trade and Invest / Auckland, New Zealand / Est. 1979
Arab Economic and Social Council / Cairo, Egypt / Est. 1950
Intergovernmental Group on Meat and Dairy Products / Est. 1970
New Partnership for Africa's Development / Johannesburg, South Africa / Est. 2001
Vereinigung Europäischer Verbände des Kachelofenbauer/Hafner-Handwerks / Vienna, Austria / Est. 2003
Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora / Geneva, Switzerland
Intergovernmental Group on Tea / Rome, Italy / Est. 1969
Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards / Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1953
International Institute for the Management of Logistics and Supply Chain / Lausanne, Switzerland / Est. 1990
Commission of the Andean Community / Lima, Peru
World Fair Trade Organization - Africa / Nairobi, Kenya
Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors / Almaty, Kazakhstan / Est. 1996
BioTrade Initiative / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1996
Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa / Lusaka, Zambia / Est. 2008
India China and America Institute / Kennesaw GA, USA / Est. 2004
Standards and Trade Development Facility / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2002
Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime / Bangkok, Thailand / Est. 2002
Melanesian Spearhead Group / Port Vila, Vanuatu / Est. 1994
Latin American Coordination Table for Fair Trade / Lima, Peru / Est. 2004
Network of Asia and Pacific Producers / Bangalore, India / Est. 2007
Organic Trade Association / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1984
Euro-Latin Study Network on Integration and Trade / Madrid, Spain / Est. 2002
Regional Agricultural Trade Intelligence Network / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 2004
Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle / Putrajaya, Malaysia
Group of Three / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1990
Africa Trade Network / Accra, Ghana / Est. 1998
International Gender and Trade Network / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Est. 1999
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation / Mexico City, Mexico / Est. 1996
EURO-CHINA / Monte Carlo, Monaco / Est. 1986
Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippine - East ASEAN Growth Area / Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia / Est. 1994
Intergovernmental Authority on Development / Djibouti, Djibouti / Est. 1996
PSI Alliance / Brussels, Belgium
World Semiconductor Trade Statistics / Morgan Hill CA, USA
Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Initiative / Kampala, Uganda / Est. 1996
Fairtrade Africa / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 2004
View all profiles (744 total) in the Yearbook of International Organizations
World Problems relating to Trade
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialProtectionism in agriculture and the food production industries
Unethical commercial practices
Illicit drug trafficking
Weakness in trade among developing countries
Restrictive trade practices
Inadequate barter system in international trade
Trade barriers against developing countries
Instability of the commodities trade
Distortion of international trade by discriminatory customs and administrative entry procedures
Toxic waste smuggling
Trafficking in children for adoption
International arms trade
Preferential trade arrangements
Trade barriers and protectionism among developing countries
Inefficiencies in international trade procedures
Instability of banana trade
Abuse of dominant market position in international trade
Distortion of international trade by dumping
Distortion of international trade through obstacles to patent protection
Imperialistic distribution system
Traffic in persons
Regional protectionism
Fiscal and trade imbalances
Fluctuating agricultural products markets
Trafficking in children for sexual exploitation
Action Strategies relating to Trade
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialEstablishing global greenhouse trading system
Promoting open trade for sustainable development
Applying precautionary principle to trade and environment matters
Circumventing international trading agreements
Promoting interests of developing countries in world trade agreements
Reducing agricultural trade distorting subsidies
Licensing carbon dioxide emissions
Promoting sustainable development through world trade agreements
Developing a trade and sustainable development agenda
Making trade and environment mutually supportive
Removing government barriers to international trade in services
Reducing protectionism in international trade
Economic warfare
Increasing public participation in trade policy-making
Ensuring compatibility between multilateral environmental agreements and World Trade Organization rules
Combatting trafficking
Trafficking
Employing local exchange and trading LETS systems
Controlling availability of arms
Strengthening trading blocs
Conducting sustainability impact assessments of world trade agreements
Evaluating effects of world trade agreements on agriculture
Liberalizing trade
Promoting policy coherence in world trade agreements
Stabilizing trade
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