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Bretton Woods AgreementAn agreement signed by the original United Nations members in 1944 that established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the post-World War II international monetary system of fixed International Monetary Fund (IMF.Bretton Woods AgreementAn agreement made in Bretton Woods, USA in 1944 which established a post war fixed currency rate between countries and subsequently the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The fixed exchange rate functioned until the early 1970's when it was replaced by a floating exchange rate.Similar MatchesAssociation AgreementAssociation AgreementEarly predecessor to the Europe Agreements but excluding provision for political dialogue. Association Agreements exist between the EU and Turkey (since 1964), Malta (1971), and Cyprus (1973). TRIPs AgreementTRIPs AgreementThe agreement negotiated in the Uruguay Round that incorporated issues of intellectual property into the WTO. It provides a set of minimum standards for intellectual property protection to which all but the poorest member countries of the WTO must conform. Raw material supply agreementRaw material supply agreementAs used in connection with project financing, an agreement to furnish a specified amount per period of a specified raw material. General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeA multilateral treaty entered into in 1948 by the intended members of the International Trade Organization, the purpose of which was to implement many of the rules and negotiated tariff reductions that would be overseen by the ITO. With the failure of the ITO to be approved, the GATT became the principal institution regulating trade policy until it was subsumed within the WTO in 1995. Equity contribution agreementEquity contribution agreementAn agreement to contribute equity to a project under certain specified conditions. Further SuggestionsTolling agreementButtonwood Agreement Lease purchase agreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Double tax agreement Schengen Agreement Forward rate agreement (FRA) Option agreement Partnership agreement Lending agreement Throughput agreement Note agreement Multilateral agreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Cash deficiency agreement Agreement in principle Subscription agreement Plan agreement Standby agreement Preferred stock agreement Concession agreement Investment agreement Canada-US Free Trade Agreement Commodity agreement Selected dealer agreement |
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