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Foreign Sector

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Economics

Summary of Foreign Sector for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Economics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

The foreign sector refers to a country's economic interactions with other nations, including trade in goods and services, and financial flows like investments and loans. In today’s globalized world, no country can remain completely self-sufficient. Countries specialize in producing goods they can ma

Key Concepts

The Balance of Trade is

The Balance of Trade is the difference between the value of a country's exports and imports of goods only. If exports exceed imports, it is a favourab

The Balance of Payments is

The Balance of Payments is a complete record of all economic transactions between a country and the rest of the world in a year. It includes the Curre

International trade is the exchange

International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. It allows countries to specialize, use resources efficiently, and access

FDI occurs when a company from

FDI occurs when a company from one country invests in business operations in another country, such as setting up factories or buying companies. It is

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) was established in 1948 to reduce trade barriers. It was replaced by the WTO (World Trade Organization)

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the concepts of Balance of Trade (BOT) and Balance of Payment (BOP)
  • Analyse the trends in India’s Balance of payments
  • Explain the concept of International trade
  • Describe the merits and demerits of Foreign Direct Investment
  • Differentiate GATT and WTO

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