trade agreement
noun
1
: an international agreement on conditions of trade in goods and services
2
: an agreement resulting from collective bargaining
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That’s why the bilateral trade agreements brokered in 2025 almost unilaterally contained clauses about transshipment.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
The European bloc has reached a trade deal with India earlier this year that will remove or reduce tariffs on more than 90% of goods traded between the two after having concluded negotiations on a trade agreement with Indonesia last year.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The post-World War II international order, for all its imperfections, produced the longest stretch of great-power peace in modern history, anchored by institutions like the United Nations, the Bretton Woods system, and multilateral trade agreements.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Orrenius stressed the importance of trade agreements, especially the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement and is up for review.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
The European bloc has reached a trade deal with India earlier this year that will remove or reduce tariffs on more than 90% of goods traded between the two after having concluded negotiations on a trade agreement with Indonesia last year.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The post-World War II international order, for all its imperfections, produced the longest stretch of great-power peace in modern history, anchored by institutions like the United Nations, the Bretton Woods system, and multilateral trade agreements.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Orrenius stressed the importance of trade agreements, especially the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement and is up for review.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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