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Free Trade Areas & Economic Unions

 African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

 Andean Community (ANDEAN)

 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

 Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME)

 Central America Integration System (SICA)

 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

 Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

 Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

 Euro-Mediterranean partnership (EuroMed)

 European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

 European Union (EU)

 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

 Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

 Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

 Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)

Other organisations

G7

G20

International Monetary Fund

United Nations

World Bank Group

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