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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). Lease purchase agreementLease purchase agreementAn agreement that allows for portions of lease payments to be used to purchase the leased property. Schengen AgreementSchengen AgreementAn agreement (later, convention) signed in 1985 to remove all frontier controls and permit free movement of persons between the participating countries. In 1999 it was incorporated into the European Union. Currently (2001), the participants include all EU countries except Ireland and the U.K., plus Iceland and Norway. Fiscal agency agreementFiscal agency agreementAn alternative to a bond trust deed. Unlike the trustee, the fiscal agent acts as a representative of the borrower. 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. Further SuggestionsConcession agreementPartnership agreement tenancy agreement Forward rate agreement (FRA) European Monetary Agreement Selected dealer agreement Franchise agreement ABC agreement Agreement in principle Voluntary restraint agreement Bilateral agreement General Agreement on Trade in Services General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Cofinancing agreements Double tax agreement License agreement Option agreement Subordination Agreement client agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Revolving credit agreement Plan agreement Throughput agreement Tax clawback agreement Cartagena Agreement |
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