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1. Most-Favored Nations (MFN) Clause: Treating Other People Equally
Link: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mostfavorednation.asp
Description: WEBApr 7, 2022 · A most-favored-nation (MFN) clause requires a country providing a trade concession to one trading partner to extend the same treatment to all. Used in trade treaties for hundreds of years,...
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2. Most favoured nation - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_favoured_nation
Description: WEBIn international economic relations and international politics, most favoured nation (MFN) is a status or level of treatment accorded by one state to another in international trade.
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3. WTO | Understanding the WTO - principles of the trading system
Link: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/fact2_e.htm
Description: WEBGrant someone a special favour (such as a lower customs duty rate for one of their products) and you have to do the same for all other WTO members. This principle is known as most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment ( see box ).
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4. Most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN) | Britannica Money
Link: https://www.britannica.com/money/most-favored-nation-treatment
Description: WEBmost-favoured-nation treatment (MFN), guarantee of trading opportunity equal to that accorded to the most-favoured nation; it is essentially a method of establishing equality of trading opportunity among states by making originally bilateral agreements multilateral.
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5. WTO | Services - CBT - Basic Purpose and Concepts - Most …
Link: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/cbt_course_e/c1s6p1_e.htm
Description: WEBThe most-favoured-nation (MFN) principle is a cornerstone of the multilateral trading system conceived after World War II. It seeks to replace the frictions and distortions of power-based (bilateral) policies with the guarantees of a rules-based framework where trading rights do not depend on the individual participants’ economic or political ...
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6. Most Favored Nation Status: Pros and Cons - The Balance
Link: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/most-favored-nation-status-3305840
Description: WEBApr 20, 2022 · Most favored nation (MFN) status is an economic position in which a country enjoys the best trade terms given by its trading partner(s). That means it receives the lowest tariffs, the fewest trade barriers, and the highest import quotas (or none at all).
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7. Most-Favoured-Nation clause: Final Report of the Study …
Link: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/reports/1_3_2015.pdf
Description: WEBIn considering this topic, the Study Group sought to determine whether it could produce an outcome that would be useful in practice both in respect of the inclusion of MFN clauses in treaties and...
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8. Most Favored Nation - Meaning, Principles, Examples
Link: https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/most-favored-nation/
Description: WEBApr 3, 2024 · The Most Favored Nation (MFN) status refers to granting similar trade benefits comprising low tariffs, including favorable market access conferred upon its trading partner as per the principle of international trade. It aims to promote non-discriminatory trade practices and equitable treatment between nations.
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9. WTO | Video - Let's talk trade - Let’s Talk Most Favoured Nation
Link: https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/ltt_e/ltt1_e.htm
Description: WEBMost-favoured nation (MFN) status did not always mean equal treatment. The first bilateral MFN treaties set up exclusive clubs among a country’s “most-favoured” trading partners. Under GATT and now the WTO, the MFN club is no longer exclusive. The MFN principle ensures that each country treats its fellow-members equally. Special thanks to …
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10. The CAT and the Meerkat: A Tale of Most Favoured Nation …
Link: https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2022/2022-10-13-the-cat-and-the-meerkat-a-tale-of-most-favoured-nation-clauses
Description: WEBOct 13, 2022 · We’ve summarised below the key points of the CAT judgment and explained what it means for businesses that use MFN clauses in their agreements with suppliers or customers. Refresher on MFN clauses. MFN clauses come in many forms. At their core, MFN clauses prohibit contract party 1 from offering better terms to a third party than to …