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trade sanctions  

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  • The term trade sanctions refers to actions by which governments try to fulfill political or economic goals by using international trade as a policy instrument. Some other terms such as trade embargoes, boycotts, and economic sanctions are often used interchangeably and loosely to describe similar actions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Trade Sanctions]

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