2) Watch a video tutorial on how to write an information report.
3) Write your information report in 140-190 words in an appropriate style in the comment box below by Thursday 2nd April 2020. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.
Federico M
ReplyDeleteA trade bloc is a group of nation that have reduced or removed trade barriers for its participants. To form a trade bloc, countries enter into international treaties, in a particular geographical area.
NAFTA(north american free trade agreements)
Member is: Canada; USA; Mexico
The main purposes of the Agreement are:
1)remove barriers to imports and facilitate the movement of goods and services between the territories of the parties;
2)promote conditions of fair competition in the free trade area;
3)increase investment opportunities;
4)provide adequate protection and strengthen intellectual property rights in the territory;
5)create effective procedures for the implementation and application of this agreement;
6)establish a framework for further trilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation
MERCOSUR(mercado comun del Sur)
Member is; Uruguay, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
The main objectives are to:
1)guarantee the free movement of goods, services and production factors;
2)adoption of a common commercial policy and a common external customs tariff;
3)coordination of macroeconomic and sectoral policies relating to foreign trade, agriculture, industry, monetary system, currency and tax policies, services, customs, transport and communications.
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Alessandro Albiero
ReplyDeleteTrading blocs are usually groups of countries in specific regions that manage and promote trade activities. Trading blocs lead to trade liberalisation and trade creation between members, since they are treated favourably in comparison to non-members.
The EFTA (European Free Trade Association) is a trading bloc which is found in 1960 with the Convention of Stockholm. His original name was EFIA and the original countries were Austria, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland. Since 1997 the countries have become four: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
The EFTA was created becuase its member disagreed goals of EEC, a community which is created with the treaty of Rome in 1957 and which had the purpose of integrating its members' economies.
Primary goal of EFTA is create a single market which inlcude all countries; in 1966 EFTA reached its first target with free industrial trade between its members. In 1991 EFTA reached another goal removing tariffs of all nonagricoltural imports.
Now EFTA is not a common market but there is a national monetary and sovereignty.
The second trading bloc is the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) and its foundation date is 1989, directed by Dr Alan Bollard with the headquarter in Singapore.
Its member states are 21 and they representing about 40 percent of population, they are: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet Nam.
The main goal of APEC is the economic growth and prosperity for the region. It has worked to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers across the Asia-Pacific region, creating efficient domestic economies and dramatically increasing exports. Another goal is create an open and free trade and investement market in Asia.
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Giuseppe d.V.
ReplyDeleteTRADING BLOCS
A Trading bloc is a group of countries that have reduced or removed trade barriers for its participants.
Trade blocs are a form of economic integration and it increasingly forms the structure of world trade, to form a trade bloc, countries conclude international treaties.
The purpose of the trade blocs is to free trade from protectionist measures and to create an enabling environment for trade among members.
MERCOSUR
The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR for its Spanish initials) is a regional integration process, initially established by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and subsequently joined by Venezuela and Bolivia.
Its official working languages are Spanish, Portuguese and Guarani.
MERCOSUR is an open and dynamic process. Since its creation, its main objective has been to promote a common space that generates business and investment opportunities through the competitive integration of national economies into the international market.
Has also signed commercial, political or cooperation agreements with a diverse number of nations and organizations on all five continents.
OPEC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Its members states are Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.
OPEC's objective is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries, in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers; an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations; and a fair return on capital to those investing in the industry.
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Abderahim Z
ReplyDeleteA trading bloc is a type of intergovernmental agreement, often part of a regional intergovernmental organisation, where regional barriers to international trade, (tariffs and non-tariff barriers) are reduced or eliminated among the participating states, allowing them to trade with each other as easily as possible.
The idea is that member countries freely trade with each other, but establish barriers to trade with non-members, which has had a significant impact on the pattern of global trade.
MERCOSUR, an acronym for Mercado del sur in Spanish (or MERCOSUL - Mercado do sul in Portuguese) is an international regional organization, established in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in order to create a space for cooperation and economic integration in the Latin American region
The main objectivesare to ensure the free movement of goods, services and inputs between Member States; the adoption of a common commercial policy and the establishment of a common external customs tariff; coordination of macroeconomic and sectoral policies relating to foreign trade, agriculture, industry, monetary system, currency and tax policies, services, customs, transport and communications.
L’APEC.Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
established on 7.11.1989 with headquarters in Singapore. Created as a meeting point between government leaders for dialogue and discussion, it has become an important device to promote the liberalization of trade and regional economic cooperation of the countries of Asia and other countries bordering the Pacific. APEC is made up of 21 coastal states. The APEC presidency, which rotates every year, hosts theannual meeting of ministers for foreign affairs and the economy, previously prepared by three committees, a subcommittee and 11 working groups.
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A trading bloc is a group of nations that have removed trade barriers with special agreements and economic relationship. The agreements generally focus on the elimination of trade barriers. Trade blocs can take different forms, the most successful trade bloc in the twenty-first century is the European Union with 27 European countries.
ReplyDeleteEFTA
EFTA comprises Norway, Liechenstein, Iceland and Switzerland, was born in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention, to eliminate trade tariffs on industrial products, free trade was established between EFTA and EU.
In 1994 EFTA and EU together created the European Economic Area, excluding Switzerland.
The four EFTA states are open, developed economies with trade figures that are higher than might be excepted from a total of less than 14 million people.
OPEC
The organization of the petroleum exporting countries is a permanent, intergovernmental organisation, created at the Baghdad Conference on september 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait Saudi Arabia and Venezuela and subsequently Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon Equatorial Guinea and the last Congo.
OPEC's objective is to coordinate and unify petroleum policies amon Member countries in order to secure fair and stable price for petroleum producers and a fair return on capital to those investing in the industry, this is the their mission.
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ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
ReplyDeleteAsia-Pacific economic cooperation is a forum of 21, Australia was a founding member in 1989.
APEC was formed to encourage a growing and prosperous regional economy through:
trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation – at the border, across the border and behind the border
reduced costs of cross-border trade to assist businesses
economic and technical cooperation
exchanges of best practice information on trade and investment
simplified regulatory and administrative processes
improved institutional capacity to implement and take advantage of the benefits of trade and investment reform.
APEC decisions are reached by consensus, and commitments are made on a voluntary basis.
APEC has been a success story on regional economic integration, acting as an incubator for new trade policy approaches.
APEC works to combat protectionist pressures by:
supporting services integration
working towards a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific
delivering strong advocacy for global value chains and open markets.
MERCOSUR (Dizione spagnola, Mercado Común del Sur)
The EU has concluded a trade agreement with the four founding members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) as part of a bi-regional Association Agreement.
Current trade relations between the EU and Mercosur are based on an inter-regional Framework Cooperation Agreement which entered into force from 1999.
The EU and individual Mercosur countries also have bilateral framework cooperation agreements, which also deal with trade-related matters.
The EU-Mercosur negotiations started in 2000 and over the last years experienced different phases.
In May 2016, the EU and Mercosur relaunched the negotiation process, exchanged new market access offers and intensified the pace of negotiations by holding negotiation rounds and meeting at regular intervals.
The current negotiations aim at concluding an ambitious, comprehensive agreement and balanced agreement covering issues such as:
tariffs
rules of origin
technical barriers to trade
sanitary and phytosanitary measures
services
government procurement
intellectual property
sustainable development
small- and medium-sized enterprises
Riccardo Giovinazzo
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Lippolis Federica
ReplyDeleteA trading bloc is made up of a group of nations in a particular geographical area witch have grouped together in order to promote free trade, remove trade barriers among member nations and adopt a common trade policy for the rest of the world.
OPEC (Organization of the Pertoleum Exporting Countries):
Was founded in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela but now it also includes: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, United Arab Emirates. The official language of the OPEC is English and the headquarters, first established in Geneva, were moved to Vienna from 1 September 1965.
The memeber states have joined together, forming an economic cartel, to negotiate aspects related to oil production, prices and concessions with oil companies.
OPEC member states control around 78% of the world's proven oil reserves, 50% of the natural gas reserves and supply around 42% of the world's oil production and 17% of the natural gas production.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement):
Is a free trade treaty signed by the Heads of State of the United States, Canada and Mexico on December 17, 1992 and took effect on January 1, 1994.The official languages of NAFTA are: English, Spanish and French.
The main purposes of the NAFTA are:
- Remove barriers to imports and facilitate the movement of goods and services between the territories of the parties;
- Promote conditions of fair competition in the free trade area;
- Increase investment opportunities in the territories of the parties;
- Provide protection in the territory of each party;
- Create effective procedures for the application of this agreement, for its administrations and for the resolution of problems;
- Establish a framework for further cooperation in order to expand and increase the benefits of this agreement.
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Alessandro Gambone
ReplyDeleteTrading blocks are groups of countries who form trade agreements between themselves. Trading blocks can include
the free trade area that consists in the elimination of tariffs between economies in the trading block,
the customs union that inclundes free trade area and a common external tariff with non-members and the last point is the
economic union market that includes the customs union and common rules and regulations
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APEC (Asia-Pacific-Economic-Cooperation)
APEC count 21 member states, they are United States; Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico;
New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Republic of Korea; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; and Viet Nam.
APEC is the main forum forpromoting growth, technical and economic cooperation, trade facilitation and liberalization, and
investment in the Asia-Pacific region. It was created in 1989, at the behest of Australia and Japan, to strengthen the community of the Asia-Pacific region.
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EFTA (European-Free-Trade-Association)
The EFTA members states are 4 and they are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
EFTA is an organisation established in 1960 to promote free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its Member States
The 4 members EFTA states are the most competitive sector for the economy and for the quality of life.
For example Switzerland is a world leader in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, machinery, banking and insurance and also
Liechtenstein is highly industrialized and specialized in capital-intensive and Research & Development driven technology products
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RAGO LUCA
ReplyDeleteA trade bloc is a group of nations located in the same geographical area that with international treaties limit or remove trade barriers for the acceding countries generating a liberalization of the market.
2 examples of trade bloc are:
ASEAN
(Association of South-East Asian Nations)this association is formed by Indonesia Malaysia Philippines and Thailand. The objectives of this association are:
1) to maintain peace in Southeast Asia
2) develop the economy and trade
3) achieve social progress
The first 5 founding countries were joined by: Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar.
EFTA (European Free Trade Association)
EFTA is made up of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The aim of this association promotes the free trade of its member states
The 4 members of EFTA are the most competitive sector for the economy and for the quality of life. In fact, these countries represent excellence in certain sectors For example Norway is the first by human development index and by social progress index.
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Mounir A.
ReplyDeleteTRADING BLOC
A Trading bloc is a group of countries that have reduced or removed trade barriers for its participants. Trade blocs are a form of economic integration and it increasingly forms the structure of world trade. To form a trade bloc, countries conclude international treaties.
Typically, trade blocs have their own administrative and regulatory bodies. Some trading blocs also set political goals. The purpose of the trade blocs is to free trade from protectionist measures and to create an enabling environment for trade among members.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) permits the existence of trading blocs, provided that they result in lower protection against outside countries than existed before the creation of the trading bloc . Like any other form of integration process, the trading bloc has its own advantages and disadvantages.
OPEC
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is an organization of 14 oil-producing countries. In 2018, it exported 25 million barrels of crude oil a day. That's 54% of the total world exports of 46 mbd. OPEC members hold 82% of the world's proven oil reserves. OPEC's decisions have a significant impact on future oil prices.
OPEC's first goal is to keep prices stable. It wants to make sure its members get a reasonable price for their oil.
OPEC's second goal is to reduce oil price volatility. For maximum efficiency, oil extraction must run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
OPEC's third goal is to adjust the world's oil supply in response to shortages. For example, it replaced the oil lost during the Gulf Crisis in 1990.
OPEC has 13 active members. Saudi Arabia is by far the largest producer, contributing almost one-third of total OPEC oil production.
The other member are Qatar, Indonesia , Libya , the United Arab Emirates , Algeria , Nigeria , Ecuador , Gabon, Angola , Equatorial Guinea , Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela.
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), is an economic group of 21 members, formed in 1989, with the primary goal of promoting free trade and sustainable development in the Pacific Rim economies. The creation of APCE was primarily in response to the increasing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies.
The founding members of APEC were Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S. Since its launch, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, Russia, and Vietnam have joined its ranks. APEC refers to its members as economies rather than as states due to the disputed status of Taiwan and Hong Kong.
APEC engages in multiple micro causes and has many sub-groups that aim to advance policy and awareness. Examples of these sub-groups include:
• Gender Issues: APEC members recognize the entire potential of women’s participation in the Asia-Pacific economy continues untapped.. An estimated 600 million women are currently in the region’s labor force.
• Intellectual Property Rights: In 1996, APEC’s Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) established an Intellectual Property Rights Get-Together (IPR-GT). This initiative aims to ensure, through legislation, the adequate protection of intellectual property rights in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Emergency Preparedness: Most APEC economies lay along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where strong tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions present constant threats. The region is also vulnerable to tropical cyclone formations, including yearly occurrences of Category 5 cyclones, or super typhoons.
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Andrea P
ReplyDeleteA trade bloc is a type of intergovernmental agreement, often part of a regional intergovernmental organization, where barriers to trade (tariffs and others) are reduced or eliminated among the participating states.
Preferential trade agreements are entered by countries to reduce or eliminate the tariff on selected commodities to benefit mutually.
EFTA:
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The organization operates in parallel with the European Union (EU), and all four member states participate in the European Single Market and are part of the Schengen Area. They are not, however, party to the European Union Customs Union.
Member States
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland
OPEC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, It is an intergovernmental organization of 14 nations, founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria. As of September 2018, the 14 member countries accounted for an estimated 44 percent of global oil production and 81.5 percent of the world's "proven" oil reserves, giving OPEC a major influence on global oil prices that were previously determined by the so-called "Seven Sisters" grouping of multinational oil companies.
Member States:
Algeria
Angola
Ecuador
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
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