trade relations
Business between nations
Trade relations are the commercial ties and agreements between countries or economic entities.
The term encompasses tariffs, treaties, import-export flows, and diplomatic negotiations around commerce: Trade relations between the two nations have deteriorated since the embargo.
Good trade relations typically mean favorable terms and few barriers; strained trade relations often involve sanctions, disputes, or protectionist policies.
- embargoesRestrictions on international commerce
- diplomatic negotiationsFormal interstate dialogue
- trading partnersEntities exchanging goods mutually
- marketVenue for trade
- import quotasLimits on foreign purchases
level playing field · bilateral · most favored nation · comparative advantage · open markets · tariffs · border · trading floor · supply chains · balance of payments · goods · quotas · exports · globalization · economic · treaties · ports · agreements
- tradecustoms, commerce, export, exports, quotas
- US-UK relationsspecial relationship, transatlantic alliance, diplomatic ties, shared history, colonial ties
- Cold War FinlandSoviet influence
- German-BraziliansGerman immigration, German festivals, immigration history, language maintenance
- Greek-Turkish RelationsAegean Sea, population exchange, territorial waters, border disputes, diplomatic tensions
- Taisho diplomacyLansing, treaty negotiations
trade relationstrade embargo
Ban on commercial exchange
economic sanctions · trade war · economic isolation · trade barriers · protectionism
trade relationslocal markets
Nearby retail establishments
national economy · domestic production · home market · self-sufficiency
trade relationsmilitary conflict
Armed hostilities between groups
war · belligerence · cold war