North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA)


Too many trading forums and treaties are talked and debated about but we hardly remember their actual accomplishments. The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA, which came into force on January 1, 1994, is not just another treaty that aims to facilitate trade between its member nations. It is one of the world’s most powerful and successful treaties comprising the United States, Canada and Mexico.

International Labour Organisation (ILO) Member Countries


 

The Member Countries of International Labour Organization is as follows:

ILO Member Countries

Organisation For Economic Cooperation And Development (OECD)


Sustainable economic growth is the ultimate goal of the OECD or Organization (Organisation) For Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD is an international organization that has 30 members.

The OECD was established in 1961 with the following objectives:

  • Promote Employment

 

  • Improve the standard of living

 

  • Facilitate world trade growth

 

International Finance Corporation Member Countries, IFC member countries


This follows a complete list on IFC Member countries and the respective years of joining the organisation.

 

International Organisations


International organizations are legally constituted entities that operate across several nations. Such organizations do not operate for profit. Some of the international organizations are the WTO (World Trade Organization), Global Futures Foundation and IMF (International Monetary Fund).

Asian Development Bank (ADB)


ADB or the Asian Development Bank is an international financial institute operating since 1966. ADB provides financial assistance to its member nations for poverty reduction and improvement in the quality of life. To finance its projects, ADB issues bonds and also leverages the contributions made by participant countries.

 

The organization was started with the following objectives:

The BRIC Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China


The BRIC countries are made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China – although if we were to categorize them by importance, it would actually be CIRB. It just doesn’t sound as sexy, does it?

And lets face it, sexiness sells, and that is why the masters of the universe at Goldman Sachs make the big bucks – for it was Goldmans who came up with the BRIC grouping, and it has stuck.

  

Asian Development Bank Member Countries (ADB)


In the year 1966, when the ADB was started there were 31 member countries. Presently there are 66 member countries in Asia and Pacific region and out side the region.

The list follows the list of member countries of ADB and their respective year of joining.