Their problem arises in part from the fact that international trade rules, with one exception, prevent countries from extending preferential trade to each other unless they also extend it to every other trading partner.

The African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) group of developing countries begins a three-day meeting with the European Union in Mbabane on Wednesday to revise conditions for aid and preferential trade.

Although rather closed by Venetian supremacy on the sea, was a notable maritime republic for its economic development and its preferential trade particularly with the Byzantine Empire.

Chamberlain also proposed a customs union between the colonies and Britain while Canada proposed preferential trade but no decision was made by the delegates.

Minimal processes in the preferential trade agreements between the EC and ACP countries (EPA's)

But the country of five million people went into a deep recession after the Soviet Union collapsed, crushing Finland's lucrative and preferential trade agreements.

According to Iranian Finance Minister, the previously signed preferential trade agreement could be turned into a free trade agreement by the two sides to enhance the two-way trade.

Automotive businesses may find one or more of the European Union's (EU's) preferential trade agreements with third countries or groupings of third countries beneficial to their business.

(a) The EU's preferential trade agreements are contained in the Official Journals (OJs) of the European Communities.

The "non-market gains from preferential trade" became quite expensive for the Soviets.