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A Bilateral trade agreement (BTA) is a trade agreement between any two countries, usually in order to reduce tariffs and quotas on items traded between themselves. A BTA may be either preferential, wherein benefits and obligations apply only to the two signatories, or most-favored, which applies terms that are already given to other nations under similar agreements.

See also

  • List of international trade topics
  • List of free trade agreements
  • List of trade blocs
  • Trade creation
  • Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR)

External links

  • U.S. bilateral trade agreements, from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
  • Bilaterals.org, an activist group that works to oppose bilateral arrangements “that are opening countries to the deepest forms of penetration by transnational corporations”
  • “Rise in Bilateral Free Trade Agreements.” Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, June 13, 2006

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