Langues appliquées - Anglais : Economie, gestion, droit, AES - 4e - 20

economics

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R free trade exchanging of goods and services in global markets without export and import
duties, quantitative restrictions and regulations designed to reduce or prevent such exchange
R development planned expansion and modernization of a nation's economy
R developing country one in which the present level of growth and income per head is
insufficient to generate the savings necessary to provide for investment in substantial
agricultural and industrial programmes
R exported shipped from one country to another for sale or exchange
R products goods produced by firms to satisfy customer needs
R company a commercial or industrial organization that aims at making a profit by doing
business; business enterprise, firm
R business (1) type of activity taking place in a profit-oriented organization such as a company
or a shop
R profits the income accruing to an enterprise; earnings
R tariffs custom duties (taxes) levied (raised) by a government on imported or exported goods
R foreign investment the investment by individuals or the government of one country in the
property, industries, or securities of another country
R bankruptcy the situation in which a company is officially declared unable to pay its debts
R bailed out came to the rescue of a company in financial trouble
R central bank a country's leading bank which acts as a banker to the government and the
banking system and which is responsible for issuing currency and implementing monetary
policy
R infant industries emerging or nascent domestic industries that do not have the economies
of scale that their older competitors from other countries may have
R trade policy regulations and agreements governing a country's exchange of goods or services
internationally, including taxes, subsidies, and import/export matters
R imports goods and services bought from other countries
R import quotas a governmental restriction on the quantities of a particular commodity that
may be imported within a specific period of time
R export subsidies payments made by the government to encourage the export of specified
products
R privatisation changing something from state to private ownership or control
R state-owned enterprises companies which are funded, run and controlled by the state
R household names brands that are very well known by the public
R protection the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry
against foreign competition
R trade liberalisation reducing restrictions to trade such as tariffs and taxes, and other nontariff barriers such as legislation and quotas
R International Monetary Fund (IMF) a United Nations agency founded at the Bretton
Woods conference in 1944 to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major
currencies
R World Bank a United Nations agency established in 1944 to assist developing nations by
loans guaranteed by member governments
R loan a sum of money a lender transfers to a borrower who agrees to pay it back with interest
R direct aid voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another which can be in the
form of a loan or a grant; foreign aid, foreign direct aid
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