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Here, too, the problem is a direct consequence of the political agreements reached at the beginning of the transition to democracy.
The UN Security Council should provide an international framework in which the major powers pull back, lift crippling economic sanctions, and abide by political agreements reached by the region’s own governments and factions.
Those seeking a cure for the current malaise of “secular stagnation” – slow growth and sub-2% inflation – shouldn’t claim too much for the beneficial macroeconomic effects of trade agreements.
It can remain engaged on cooperation agreements affecting aviation, trade, academic exchanges, transport, infrastructure, tourism, and agriculture and rural development.
Association agreements with the EU have improved Eastern countries' market access.
So far, the Bush administration is playing tough and trying to force South American countries to submit by discussing trade agreements with Chile and Central America.
Countries like Ecuador, hobbled by massive external debt, poor infrastructure, a corrupt ruling class, and yawning inequality, need international agreements akin to those of the European Union that help reduce debt burdens, boost technology transfer, and promote social and economic justice.
His commitment to working with colleagues in international bodies like the FSB and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, to reach global regulatory agreements enabling banks to compete on a level playing field, has never been in doubt.
She pointed out that the Fed does indeed have the authority it needs, that the Basel agreements are not binding, and that, in any event, “strong regulatory standards enhance the stability of the US financial system” and promote the competitiveness of financial firms.
To retain its moral and political authority, the European Union – perhaps the most compelling example of how cooperation can support peace and prosperity – must implicate itself beyond its frontiers in a sincere and determined way, reaching mutually beneficial agreements with its southern neighbors.
China has also employed “lawfare,” selectively invoking a colonial-era accord, while ignoring its own violations – cited by Bhutan and India – of more recent bilateral agreements.
During the “Scramble for Africa” (which lasted from roughly the late 1860s until 1905), European powers signed hundreds of bilateral and multilateral agreements that partitioned the largely unexplored continent into protectorates, free-trade areas, and colonies.
One could be found under the framework of the Minsk peace process, the series of agreements cobbled together to defuse the showdown between Russia and Ukraine.
China’s determination to reestablish the ancient Silk Roads – including the overland route that runs through the Middle East – has led it to enter into strategic partnerships with eight Arab countries in recent years, and to sign agreements with six Arab countries to pursue the initiative jointly.
In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, centralized wage-setting agreements were dissolved and the Swedish government cut personal and corporate tax rates.
The UK would have to accept EU product standards and regulations lock, stock and barrel, with no say in their design – and would be in a far weaker position when negotiating market-access agreements with non-EU partners like China.
Escaping the Bear HugPRAGUE – Three former Soviet republics – Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – have now signed association agreements with the European Union, despite Russia’s sometimes brutal attempts to obstruct the process.
The Belarusian government considers it to be Ukraine’s sovereign right to sign agreements with the EU – a flat contradiction of Russia’s stance – and appears likely to introduce customs fees of its own for electronic goods imported from Russia.
Obviously, cooperation agreements and private investment in this sector should be encouraged.
It has signed renminbi swap agreements with Argentina, Belarus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia.
Last summer, it expanded renminbi settlement agreements between Hong Kong and five mainland cities, and authorized HSBC Holdings to sell renminbi bonds in Hong Kong.
North Korea is reneging on agreements to yield key nuclear materials.
While proponents admit that a world without nuclear weapons would not be without dangers - especially from governments that might decide to violate abolition agreements - these dangers rate far below the perils of living in the world of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation toward which the Indian tests point.
The agreement could become a model for similar agreements with other countries belonging to the EU’s Eastern Partnership.
Many existing trade agreements would benefit from modernization.
And most economists agree that the US has genuine trade grievances against China, including intellectual property theft, asymmetrical technology transfers, and non-tariff barriers, such as the requirement that foreign companies enter joint-venture agreements with domestic firms to access the Chinese market.
To give this presumption teeth, it should be included in international trade and investment agreements.
While the politics of international agreements plays out, we need to take action now.
Some observers interpreted the visit as a flippant attempt to needle Germany, which Syriza views as the driving force behind the bailout agreements.
Frameworks established by sister agreements like the Montreal Protocol can help to do this.
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