Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific countries

Asian Clearing Union (integrated by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka)

ASEAN free trade area (see ASEAN, below)

Asian monetary unit

Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations and Trade Agreement

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (integrated by Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand)

Agreement of Textiles and Clothing

Central Bank of West African States; the West African states are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo

Bank of Central African States; the Central African states are Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

Central American Common Market (integrated by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (integrated by the members of the BEAC)

Common agricultural policy (of the EU)

Caribbean Community and Common Market (integrated by Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago). The Bahamas is also a member of CARICOM, but it does not participate in the Common Market.

Economic Community of Central African States (integrated by Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe)

Central European Free Trade Area (integrated by Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia)

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (integrated by Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda)

Common effective preferential tariff of the ASEAN free trade zone

Common external tariff

Commúnauté financière d’Afrique (administered by the BCEAO) and Coopération financière en Afrique centrale (administered by the BEAC)

Commonwealth of Independent States (integrated by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)

Common Monetary Area (a single exchange control territory comprising Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland)

Caribbean Multilateral Clearing Facility

Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (dissolved; formerly integrated by Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the U.S.S.R., and Vietnam)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (integrated by Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

East African Community

European Central Bank

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

Economic Community of West African States (integrated by Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo)

European Coal and Steel Community

European economic area

European Free Trade Association (integrated by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland)

European Economic and Monetary Union

Exchange rate mechanism (of the European monetary system)

European Union (formerly European Community; integrated by Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom)

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (of the OECD; integrated by Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Denmark; European Commission; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; the GCC; Hong Kong SAR; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; Singapore; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom; and United States).

Former Soviet Union

Gulf Cooperation Council (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf; integrated by the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates)

Generalized system of preferences

International Organization of Securities Commissions

Latin American Integration Association (integrated by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and República Bolivariana de Venezuela)

Letter of credit

London interbank offered rate

Southern Cone Common Market (integrated by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)

Multifiber Arrangement

Most-favored nation

Ministry of finance

North American Free Trade Agreement

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (integrated by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States)

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (integrated by Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

Open general license

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (of the Pacific Islands Forum; integrated by Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu)

Pacific Regional Trade Agreement (of the Pacific Islands Forum)

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (of the Pacific Islands Forum; integrated by Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu)

Regional Council on Public Savings and Financial Markets (an institution of WAEMU countries that is involved in the authorization for issuance and marketing of securities)

Regional Integration Facilitation Forum (formerly the Cross-Border Initiative; integrated by Burundi, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

Southern African Customs Union (integrated by Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland)

Southern Africa Development Community (integrated by Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

Special drawing rights

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (signed by Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu)

Central African Units of Accounts

Central African Customs and Economic Union (integrated by Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon)

United Nations

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola

Value-added tax

West African Economic and Monetary Union (formerly WAMU; integrated by the members of the BCEAO)

West African Monetary Agency (formerly WACH)

World Trade Organization