Пояснения к тексту

1) Silk Road – Шелковый путь;

2) Amber Road – Янтарный путь;

3) NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement – Североамериканское соглашение о свободе торговли (НАФТА);

4) selective protectionism – избирательный протекционизм (политика государства, направленная на поддержку конкретных национальных производителей и их защиту от иностранной конкуренции);

5) is worth in terms of the other – стоит в переводе на другую (валюту);

6) parent (enterprise/company) – материнская компания (компания, контролирующая одну или несколько дочерних компании через контрольный пакет акции; в отличие от чисто холдинговой компании_, сама осуществляет конкретную производственную деятельность).

Ответьте на следующие вопросы к тексту.

1. What problems does international economics deal with?

2. How long has trade between nations existed?

3. Why has the importance of international trade changed in recent decades?

4. How can nations influence trade relations?

5. Which international organizations help to promote trade between countries?

6. How can countries protect their domestic producers?

7. How can transnational corporations be formed?

8. Which countries are playing the most important role in the world market now?

2. Заполните пропуски, используя слова под чертой (слова даны в нужной форме):

1. … … requires exchange of money of one currency into another and … … of different currencies are published in newspapers and in the Internet.

1. Without … … the rate of … … exchange will depend on the competitive position of the two countries in world markets, however many developing countries may periodically ... foreign exchange rates.

2. Efficient methods of ... , that is movement of people and goods from one place to another, may greatly influence the economic prosperity of a nation.

3. … … are companies having ... all over the world and functioning in a global market.

4. Russian companies have signed … … … trade agreements on exporting oil to the Western European countries ... the oil-pipe-line which will be built at the bottom of the Black Sea.

5. The People's Republic of China following its own independent economic ... is becoming one of the most ... nations in the world.

6. The United States and Japan signed a … … that allowed the US to leave military bases in Japan.

7. Japan has a 490 percent tariff on foreign rice imports to ... its... rice farmers.

8. Microsoft Corporation, the largest world company creating computer software, ... of the headquarters located in Redmond, Washington, and ... in more than 60 countries.

Affiliates (2), policy, transportation, through, domestic, to consist, powerful, to regulate, to protect, bilateral treaty, international trade, exchange rates, transnational corporations, foreign currency, government restrictions, a number of