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"Bilateral Trade Agreement"

By Kimberly Amadeo, About.com

Definition: Bilateral Trade Agreements are between on two nations at a time. They are fairly easy to negotiate, and give those two nations favored trading status between each other.

Examples: In the absence of a successful multilateral trade agreement, a series of bilateral agreements will usually take place.

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