Major Regional Trading Blocks of the World

EFTA (European Free Trade Association or EFTA) Estabishment-3 May 1960 Members Countries- Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland EU (European Union) Establishment- 23 July 1952 Members Countries- The European Union is composed of 27 sovereign Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) Establishment- January 1, 1994 Members Countries- Canada, Mexico, and the United States SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area) Establishment- 6 January 2004 Members Countries- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) Establishment- December 11, 1994 Members Countries- (34 countries)Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela CACM (Central American Integration System) Establishment- 20 December 1907 Members Countries- (7 countries)-Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Establishment- 1989 Members Countries- (21 countries)Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Establishment- 8 August 1967 Members Countries-(10) Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

(Myanmar),

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Establishment- December 8, 1985 Members Countries- (8 Members) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka MERCOSUR (English: Common Southern Market) Establishment- 26 March 1991 Members Countries- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay ANDEAN PACT (The Andean Community) Establishment - 1969 Members Countries- Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Establishment - 4 July, 1973 Members Countries- 15 members Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Prepared By- Towhidul Alam Pavel, ID-110103944, Email-Pavelalam@ymail.com Source- Wikipedia