Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices: Report Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on Finance of the U.S. Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives by the Department of State in Accordance with Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 410 pages |
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agreement agricultural available through November Bargain Collectively Barriers to U.S. Central Bank Commerce and U.S. Compulsory Labor Current Account deficit Department of Commerce Direct Investment Position dollars unless otherwise domestic enforcement estimates based Exchange Rate Export Subsidies Extent of U.S. Forced or Compulsory Foreign Exchange Reserves foreign investment Government Procurement Historical Cost Industries.-U.S. Direct Investment Intellectual Property Investment in Selected Investment Position Abroad investors Kindred Products legislation ment Millions of U.S. minimum wage Ministry Money Supply N/A N/A N/A patent percent of GDP Primary & Fabricated Protection of U.S. Real GDP Growth reform regulations requirements restrictions Right to Organize Rights in Sectors Sectors with U.S. Selected Industries.-U.S. Direct standards tariff tion trade unions trademark U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department U.S. dollars unless U.S. exports U.S. Intellectual Property U.S. Investment Universal Copyright Convention value-added tax Worker Rights World Trade Organization
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