2015Eurasian Economic Union Established

January 1: Five former Soviet Union countries form the Euras...
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🤝 European Free Trade Association Established

European Free Trade Association Established (1960)
TradeEconomic IntegrationCold WarFree TradeInternational RelationsPost-WarRegionalism
AustriaAustriaDenmarkDenmarkNorwayNorwayPortugalPortugalSwedenSwedenSwitzerlandSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤝 World Trade Organization Established; EU Expands

World Trade Organization Established; EU Expands (1995)
International TradeGlobalizationEuropean UnionEconomic IntegrationFree TradeExpansionInternational Cooperation
AustriaAustriaFinlandFinlandSwedenSwedenSwitzerlandSwitzerland

🤝 BRICS Economic Bloc Established

June 16: Formation of BRICS economic bloc.
BRICS Economic Bloc Established (2009)
Economic CooperationInternational RelationsGlobalizationMultilateralismGeopoliticsTrade
BrazilBrazilRussiaRussiaIndiaIndiaChinaChinaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

🤝 Eurasian Economic Union Established

Eurasian Economic Union Established (2015)
Economic IntegrationPost-Soviet StatesRegionalismInternational RelationsGeopoliticsFree Trade
RussiaRussiaBelarusBelarusKazakhstanKazakhstanArmeniaArmeniaKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

🤝 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed

November 15: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries to form the world's largest free-trade bloc, covering a third of the world's population.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed (2020)
Free TradeEconomic IntegrationAsia-PacificGlobalizationTrade AgreementsRegionalismInternational RelationsEconomic Cooperation
AustraliaAustraliaBruneiBruneiCambodiaCambodiaChinaChinaIndonesiaIndonesiaJapanJapanLaosLaosMalaysiaMalaysiaNew ZealandNew ZealandPhilippinesPhilippinesSingaporeSingaporeSouth KoreaSouth KoreaThailandThailandVietnamVietnam