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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 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). 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. Agriculture AgreementAgriculture AgreementThe agreement within the WTO that commits member governments to improve market access and reduce trade-distorting subsidies in agriculture. European Monetary AgreementEuropean Monetary AgreementAn intergovernmental organization administered by the OECD that facilitated settlement of balance of payments accounts among its member states from 1958 to 1972. It replaced the EPU, and its functions were taken over by the IMF in 1972. Franchise agreementFranchise agreementContract by which a domestic company (franchisor) licenses its trade name and/or business system and practices for a fee to an independent company (franchisee) in a foreign market. Further SuggestionsSelected dealer agreementCanada-US Free Trade Agreement Europe Agreement Purchase agreement Cartagena Agreement Schengen Agreement Tax clawback agreement Bond agreement Throughput agreement Agreement in principle Concession agreement Plurilateral agreement Equity contribution agreement Smithsonian Agreement Preferred stock agreement Rights Agreement (aka "Poison Pill") knock for knock agreement Underwriting agreement TRIPs Agreement Standstill agreement Standby agreement Commodity agreement tenancy agreement Cofinancing agreements Bretton Woods Agreement |
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