Articles of category "Economic Organizations"

Dedicated to internationally dedicated business activities, the Chambers of Commerce Network, also known as WCN, is your key to being a prosperous business in the 21st century. It provides a platform from the chamber's best business exchange and fosters a comprehensive business information exchange on a wide range of issues such as services products, markets, resources, and technology.

Established in 1989 to promote economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is commonly known as the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement or APEC is a premier form to facilitate economic growth, investment, and trade in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is the only inter governmental grouping that operates on the basis of open dialogue, non binding agreements, and equal respect for all of its members.

The Andean Free Trade Agreement that is simply referred to as AFTA is the United States muti unilateral trade agreement that was negotiated by the United States with the countries of Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, and Bolivia as an observer. It is much like CAFTA, this agreement is based on the NAFTA agreement that has been proved to be ineffective for both Mexicans and Americans. Approved by the United States Congress in July, 2005, CAFTA was implemented in 2006.

ASEAN Free Trade Area, commonly referred to as AFTA, is a free trade agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. When it was originally signed, ASEAN membership was composed of six countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Vietnam and Cambodia joined in 1995 and 1999 respectively. Currently AFTA free trade agreements involve ten countries of the ASEAN.

Established in May 1981 by the leaders of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait and State of Bahrain, the Gulf Cooperation Council, also known as GCC, is a regional organization created with the aim of deepening and strengthening relations and fields of cooperation among its member states as an embodiment of historical, social and cultural reality. The cooperation council functions so well because it has a list of clearly identified goals and objectives.

Headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, the Eastern Economic Association is a non-profit organization established to promote scholarly and educational exchange on economic affairs and encourage freedom of research and discussion. To achieve these aims, it holds an annual conference and published the Eastern Economic Journal. Many pluralistic associations hold their annual meetings within the organization's framework.

The Common Market of the South (Mercosur) - one of the Latin American common markets - is an economic integration agreement launched between Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina in 1991. Due to its increasing importance as Canada's trading partner, the regional profile was deemed necessary. Among other countries of South America that are currently in different stages of the agreement are Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Chile.

Established in 1983, the Cliometric Society is an organization of individuals taking particular interest in using statistical techniques and economic theory to study economic history. As history inclusion is necessary in formulation of solid economic theory, Cliometrics is vital to this process. The Cliometric Society was created with the vision to improve and advance scholarship by emphasizing methodology and providing young scholars with educational opportunities.

The Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf, commonly referred to as Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, is a regional organization that involves the six Persian Gulf Arab States, namely the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. It should be noted, that the common term Persian Gulf is not used in reference to the organization, since the governments of these Arab countries refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf.

The Eastern Economic Association, commonly referred to as EEA, is a non-profit corporation created to promote educational and scholarly exchange on economic affairs. The organization also publishes the Eastern Economic Journal and convenes annual conferences and meetings of members. Collaborating with EEA are a wide range of pluralistic associations which hold their primary or secondary meetings within its framework.

One of the leading organizations dedicated to the study of economic phenomena in the past, the Economic History Association was created in 1940 with the aim of encouraging and promoting teaching, publication, and research on all phases of economic history and preserving materials for research in economic history. The current membership of the organization is composed of over 1,000 individual members worldwide.

The Andean Trade Promotion Agreement between the United States and the countries of Peru, Colombia and Ecuador is an international treaty which will regulate investment and trade relationship between the parties in the most comprehensive manner with the aim of increasing investment and trade and contributing to the social and economic development of the countries signing the treaty. The agreement provides endless opportunities for Andean trade to develop and prosper in the new millennium.

Signed in 1947 in Bretton Woods, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or GATT is a multilateral agreement designed to regulate trade among 150 countries worldwide. GATT research is responsible for looking into ways to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers and eliminate preferences on mutually advantageous basis. The Agreement also actively participated in the creation of the World Trade Organization, which came into being in January 1995.

The World Chambers Network, commonly referred to as WCN, is an electronic network of Chambers of Commerce dedicated to internationally oriented activities. Managed by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the EuroChambers, the G77 Chambers Trade Network and the International Chamber of Commerce, it has about 10,700 chambers within its registry, representing some 30 million business members.

The European Economic Association, commonly known as the EEA organization is an international scientific community established in December 1984 by Louis Philips and his supporters. Over the years, it has managed to grow to become one of the most influential bodies in the field of economics. The EEA membership is open to any individual interested or involved in economics, and implies a number of benefits.