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International Trade

 Douae Anehari
Supervised by :
Presented by :  Malika Madani
 Mr Lahmami  Douae Soussi Alaoui

I. Definition :

International trade is referred to as the exchange or trade of goods and services


between different nations. This kind of trade contributes and increases the world
economy. The most commonly traded commodities are television sets, clothes, machinery,
capital goods, food, and raw material, etc.

II. Classification of international Trade :


1. Import trade

2. Export trade

3. Entrepot trade

III. The characteristics of foreign Trade


1. Separation of Buyers and Producers:

2. Foreign Currency:

3. Restrictions

4. Need for Middlemen:

5. Risk Element

6. Governmental Control

IV. Advantages and disadvantages of international Trade


 The advantages :
1. Availability of all type of goods

2. Large scale production

3. Exchange of technical know-how and establishment of new industries

 The disadvantages :
1. Economic dependance

2. Mis-utilisation of natural resources

3. Impediment in the development of home industries

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