In Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Relations continues to dominate trade policy, causing the country's commercial interests to be ( at times ) subsumed by a larger foreign policy goal, namely, enhancing Brazil's influence in Latin America and the world.

Trade is vital to the Cypriot economy — the island is not self-sufficient in food and until the recent offshore gas discoveries had few known natural resources — and the trade deficit continues to grow.

The Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round continues to be the most substantial trade liberalization agreement in agricultural products in the history of trade negotiations.

Today, Karachi continues to be an important financial and industrial centre and handles most of the overseas trade of Pakistan and the world, mainly the Asian countries.

Furthermore, in every EU country outside Scandinavia ( except Belgium ), trade union membership is either static or continues to decline .”

Poznań continues to host regular trade fairs and international events, including the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

However, members of religious minorities often sell their liquor permits to Muslims and a black market trade in alcohol continues.

Compared to patents, the advantages of trade secrets are that a trade secret is not limited in time ( it " continues indefinitely as long as the secret is not revealed to the public ", whereas a patent is only in force for a specified time, after which others may freely copy the invention ), a trade secret does not imply any registration costs, has an immediate effect, does not require compliance with any formalities, and does not imply any disclosure of the invention to the public.

Bilateral Relations continues to be strengthen through talks and agreements on economic, security and cultural matters including concerns on Rice trade, fight on drugs and human trafficking.

While the country shifted toward a more market-oriented economy, the Vietnamese government still continues to hold a tight rein over major state sectors such as the banking system, state-owned enterprises and foreign trade.

** Julius Caesar continues his campaigns in Gaul, he spreads Roman law and order, and makes the whole country as far as the Channel accessible to trade.

In medieval times, the wool trade was important in the town's economy, although this declined in the 18th century to be replaced by other industries such as brewing ; the town continues to be a major centre for the production of cider.

while owning guns is a legal right in most countries, the illegal trade in guns continues to fuel conflict, crime and violence.

Agriculture continues to play an important role as Weimar continues to trade in feed grain, poultry, corn, pecans, and beef.

In the 18th and 19th centuries there was considerable commercial traffic on the river, mainly from Selby, which then had a custom house, downstream, but after 1826 with the opening of the Aire and Calder Navigation most traffic was concentrated on the port of Goole, which continues until today, though the coal trade which formed its backbone has ceased.

A strikebreaker is someone who continues to work during strike action by trade unionists or temporary and permanent replacement workers hired to take the place of those on strike.

Since then, its contribution to official reserves has risen continually as banks seek to diversify their reserves and trade in the eurozone continues to expand.

The area, with its proximity to Victoria Harbour, has served as the centre of trade and financial activities from the earliest days of the British colonial era in 1841, and continues to flourish and serve as the administrative centre after the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997.

Today the trade quantity of the natural musk is controlled by CITES but illegal poaching and trading continues.

First published in 1984, the comic continues to this day, with Sakai as the lone author and nearly sole artist ( Tom Luth serves as the main colorist on the series, and Sergio Aragonés has made two small contributions to the series: the story " Broken Ritual " is based on an idea by Aragonés, and he served as a guest inker for the black-and-white version of the story " Return to Adachi Plain " that is featured in the Volume 11 trade paperback edition of Usagi Yojimbo ).

The story of Tolpuddle has enriched the history of trade unionism, but the significance of the Tolpuddle Martyrs continues to be debated since Sidney and Beatrice Webb wrote the History of Trade Unionism ( 1894 ) and continues with such works as Dr Bob James's Craft Trade or Mystery ( 2001 ).

Fortunately, although only a few years ago they held the student at arms length, today the business houses welcome the opportunity to aid the student, not only from an increased sense of community responsibility but also from the realization that the student of today is the interior designer of tomorrow -- that the student already is `` in the trade ''.

As the towns and cities of the Middle Ages began to grow, and the general populace was unable to read, signs that today would say cobbler, miller, tailor or blacksmith would use an image associated with their trade such as a boot, a suit, a hat, a clock, a diamond, a horse shoe, a candle or even a bag of flour.

# An asset with a known price in the future does not today trade at its future price discounted at the risk-free interest rate ( or, the asset does not have negligible costs of storage ; as such, for example, this condition holds for grain but not for securities ).

Barcelona is today one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair / exhibitions and cultural-sports centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.

During the 19th century the Liberal Party was broadly in favour of what would today be called classical liberalism: supporting laissez-faire economic policies such as free trade and minimal government interference in the economy ( this doctrine was usually termed ' Gladstonian Liberalism ' after the Victorian era Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone ).

A Roman trade road between Salzburg and today ’ s Augsburg is said to have run through Dachau.

With roots that can be traced back to the opium trade, today, Jardines is a Fortune Global 500 company that consists of Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors Group, Jardine Strategic, Dairy Farm, Hongkong Land, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra International.

Once in an area of great wealth, the demise of the mediaeval wool trade was indirectly the saving of the village, ( as we know it today ), since the locals were unable to afford the expense of upgrading their houses with the latest architectural fashions.

When Christopher Columbus arrived in the region, hunting was already an established trade, although this is less common today.

As the Sahara dried after 2000 BCE, the north of Niger became the desert it is today, with settlements and trade routes clinging to the Air in the north, the Kaouar and shore of Lake Chad in the west, and ( apart for a scattering of oases ) most people living along what is now the southern border with Nigeria and the southwest of the country.

As early as 1996, 70 % of its trade was with EU members, and neighboring Germany today is Poland's dominant trading partner.

Since the 1990s food has become more important as part of a pub's trade, and today most pubs serve lunches and dinners at the table in addition to ( or instead of ) snacks consumed at the bar.

About 7. 5 % of world sea trade is carried via the canal today.

The Indian Trade refers to trade between Europeans and their North American descendants with the Indigenous people of North America ( today known as Native Americans in the United States, and First Nations in Canada, but formerly as " Indians ").

It was a widely used alternative to a patent, and such trade secrets are still used today.

He was the elder brother, by about three years, of Hans Holbein the Younger and like his brother was born in Augsburg ( which today is in Bavaria, but then was a free imperial city ), a center of art, culture and trade at that time.

Many of the creoles known today arose in the last 500 years, as a result of the worldwide expansion in European maritime power and trade in the Age of Discovery, which led to extensive European colonial empires and an intense slave trade.

In 1994, GATT was replaced with the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), which oversees international trade agreements today.

The port of Churchill is still today an important shipping link for trade with Europe and Russia.

* Spot price, a financial term for price of trade done today

" In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey ( known today as Benin ) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10, 000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah.

Since independence, Armenia has received support from Israel and today remains one of its major trade partners.

Since the 1990s food has become more important as part of a pub's trade, and today most pubs serve lunches and dinners at the table in addition to ( or instead of ) snacks consumed at the bar.