AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Heads of State and Government decided to establish an ASEAN Free Trade Area or AFTA in 1992. The objective of AFTA is to increase the ASEAN region’s competitive advantage as a production base geared for the world market. A vital step in this direction is the liberalization of trade through the elimination
Premium European Union World Trade Organization International trade
races of the TradeTraces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North In the 2008‚ documentary film‚ "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North‚" written‚ co-produced‚ and co-directed by‚ Katrina Browne. Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest slave traders in American history. She learned about her dreadful past when her grandmother compiled their family history. She discovered unbeknownst to her that she had been exposed to her family ’s ugly secrets during childhood
Premium Atlantic slave trade Slavery African slave trade
ADVANCED IP PROJECT TRADE SECRETS Submitted By Sonal Biswas ID-208111 5th yr LLB Introduction This paper deals with trade secret and the various theories related to them. The researcher basically tries to take a look into what are problems with trade secrets and the tools that can be used to protect these trade secrets. To put it simply‚ every product‚ service or enterprise has something unique and original to it. The Original confidential
Premium Secrecy
In order for patrol distribution to be effective‚ it must revolve around the goal of trying to satisfy the vast majority of citizens’ concerns within a jurisdiction (Fritsch et al.‚ 2008). Patrol allocation should be taken into consideration in order to effectively distribute the patrol. Depending on the size of a police department and its jurisdiction‚ patrol allocation can help distribute the patrol by dividing the patrol jurisdiction into different areas and assigning officers to patrol some or
Premium Police Constable Crime
Free Trade Svante Lietzke – 2001585009 Trade between nations plays an important role in economies all over the world. By trading countries can specialize on the production of specific goods and services. But to secure the domestic economy countries came up with tariffs and taxes for important goods. Free Trade has been implemented to reduce trade barriers and made the trade volumes in the world increase significantly. Free Trade is promoted by the WTO (World Trade Organization) and it is based on
Premium International trade Economics
appraisal based on a forced distribution system: its drawbacks and remedies Rachana Chattopadhayay International Management Institute‚ Kolkata‚ India‚ and Anil Kumar Ghosh Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit‚ Indian Statistical Institute‚ Kolkata‚ India Performance appraisal based on a FDS 881 Received 8 August 2011 Revised 29 January 2012 1 May 2012 Accepted 24 June 2012 Abstract Purpose – Performance appraisal based on a forced distribution system (FDS) is widely used
Premium Normal distribution Human resource management Performance appraisal
Customs and Trade Much of the history of international relations and trade concerns efforts to promote free trade among nations. The 17th century saw the growth of restrictive policies that later came to be known as mercantilism. The mercantilists held that economic policy should be nationalistic and should aim at securing the wealth and power of the state. Governments were led to impose price and wage controls‚ promote exports of finished goods and imports of raw materials‚ and prohibit the exports
Premium International trade Free trade
"In the last years‚ we have seen the WTO being stuck‚ while regional & bilateral trade agreements gained ground‚ so how would you assess the role of the WTO in the upcoming decade and do you think that the WTO will need to adjust to this new environment‚ if so‚ how?" The proliferation of preferential trade agreements and regional trade agreements have in the global trading environment have seen has significantly shaped the day to day conduct of international business transaction since the GAAT formally
Premium International trade
Lesson-13 Elements of Cost and Cost Sheet Learning Objectives • • • To understand the elements of cost To classify overheads on different bases To prepare a cost sheet Elements of Cost Raw materials are converted into finished products by a manufacturing concern with the help of labor‚ plants etc. The elements that constitute the cost of manufacturing are known as elements of cost. The elements of cost include the following: • • • Material Labor Expenses Each of these elements is again subdivided
Premium Variable cost Total cost Marginal cost
Counter Trade Definition: Reciprocal trade in which goods or services are exchanged not for cash but for other goods or services. A large part of the internet commerce comprises of local and international counter-trade Countertrade means exchanging goods or services which are paid for‚ in whole or part‚ with other goods or services‚ rather than with money. A monetary valuation can however be used in counter trade for accounting purposes. In dealings between sovereign states‚ the term bilateral
Free Export International trade Trade