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''International trade''
''Economics.''


Fair trade aims to establish minimum economic, social and environmental standards for relatively disadvantaged producers.
A broader measure of [[money supply]] which includes M1 plus short-term time deposits in banks and 24-hour money market funds.  


Fair trade certification, labelling and pricing results in higher consumer prices for 'fair trade' (or ''fairtrade'') products in wealthier countries, the fair trade premium being allocated for the betterment of conditions in the producers' communities.
M2 is the measure most widely used by economists to quantify the amount of money in circulation and explain different economic monetary conditions.  


It is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation rates.


==See also==
*[[CSR]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
*[[Free trade]]
*[[NGO]]
*[[Sustainability]]
*[[Trade]]
*[[World Trade Organization]]


[[Category:Ethics]]
== See also ==
[[Category:Trade_finance]]
* [[Broad money]]
* [[M1]]
* [[M3]]

Revision as of 20:21, 19 January 2014

Economics.

A broader measure of money supply which includes M1 plus short-term time deposits in banks and 24-hour money market funds.

M2 is the measure most widely used by economists to quantify the amount of money in circulation and explain different economic monetary conditions.

It is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation rates.


See also