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Forward rate agreement (FRA)Agreement to borrow or lend at a specified future date at an interest rate that is fixed today.Forward rate agreement (FRA) Similar MatchesReciprocal trade agreementReciprocal trade agreementAgreement between two countries to open their markets to each other's exports, usually by each reducing tariffs. Early trade rounds under the GATT consisted mostly of reciprocal trade agreements, extended to other contracting parties by the MFN requirement. Standby agreementStandby agreementIn a rights issue, agreement that the underwriter will purchase any stock not purchased by investors. 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. General Agreement on Trade in ServicesGeneral Agreement on Trade in ServicesThe agreement, negotiated in the Uruguay Round that brings international trade in services into the WTO. It provides for countries to provide national treatment to foreign service providers and for them to select and negotiate the service sectors to be covered under GATS. General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeA trade agreement between a large number of countries, dating back to 1948, which was set up to improve trading world wide and to work towards the reduction of tariff barriers. Further SuggestionsPurchase agreementEurope Agreement Multilateral agreement Bilateral agreement Cofinancing agreements client agreement Smithsonian Agreement Subscription agreement Bond agreement Lease purchase agreement Voluntary restraint agreement Association Agreement Franchise agreement Rights Agreement (aka "Poison Pill") Agreement in principle Plan agreement Bretton Woods Agreement Revolving credit agreement Cartagena Agreement Option agreement Standstill agreement mortgage agreement in principle North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Equity contribution agreement Plurilateral agreement |
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