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A set of accounting standards set by the International Accounting Standards Board and required for use throughout Europe and parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Other countries have committed to adopt or converge toward these standards, and the United States permits non-US companies to report under them, although US companies use the Generally Accepted Accounting Priciples.
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A United Nations specialized agency that finances projects primarily for food production in developing countries.
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1. International capital movement
2. Foreign direct investment.
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A United Nations specialized agency that establishes and monitors compliance with international standards for human and labor rights.
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A field of study within social science, especially political science, that addresses the interrelationships between international economics and political forces and institutions.
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1. All aspects of interactions among nations. 2. The field within the discipline of political science that studies the mechanisms and institutions through which countries interact.
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A classification system for industries, organized by the activity performed by the industry, and used for recording and reporting data on industrial activities, including output and employment.
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1. If it existed, this could mean a tax levied by an international body on the governments or private sector actors throughout the world. This does not exist, however, except among small groups of countries that have agreed to share resources, such as the European Union. 2. The field of study that deals with how separate national taxing authorities interact and how private sector actors respond to international differences in taxing regimes.
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A part of the United States Department of Commerce, the ITA acts on behalf of U. S. Businesses in global competition. In trade policy, its Import Administration has the duty of determining whether imports are dumped or subsidized.
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A currency that is commonly used by central banks for exchange market intervention. See reserve currency.
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