This may be one of the more difficult questions. Why? Instead of straight definitions for this matching, there are a few examples or applications. Look for key words and phrases as "hints." FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, you may use Investopedia, the websites of the different options,

Write the name of the players or organization and the source next to the number on your answer sheet. 1. ANSWER, Source

World Trade organization OPEC International Monetary Fund USMCA Agreement

World Bank G-7 NATO European Union

UN Women G-20

Economies from Ireland to Greece, Spain to Portugal, and to Ghana have all benefitted from the work of this organization. This organization increased its lending capacity after the onset of the global crisis in 2008 ... overhauled (their)lending frameworkto make it better suited to country needs, giving greater emphasis to crisis prevention ... This is ____ (1).

These economies want a voice at the table, to share in decision making about global education, debt, responses to health issues, immigration and refugees, as they gather with nations of the G-7. This group is called the _______(2). This could be an example of "self-interest properly understood" as developed economies begin to recognize global interdependence.

This organization, the (3) ________ tackles issues including primary education, basic health services, clean water and sanitation, environmental safeguards, business climate improvements, infrastructure, and institutional reforms. These projects pave the way toward economic growth, job creation, higher incomes and better living conditions ... advises governments on ways to broaden the base of economic growth and protect the poor from economic shocks ... coordinates donor assistance to provide relief for poor countries that cannot manage their debt-service burden. There is a strong focus on agricultural development as one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty

(4) _____________is responsible for much of the world's supply of crude oil. In 1973, this organization, created in 1960, successfully decreased the supply of crude oil, which led to in an increase in the price of refined oil products (such as gasoline) in those economies who imported crude oil. Initial members include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. Officially, the purpose is to "devise ways and means of ensuring the stabilization of prices in international oil markets with a view to eliminating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations ..."

The (5) ________ began as a post-WWII effort to secure peace after years of war, death, and the destruction. In 1993 an agreement was signed to secure a "Single Market." This provided guidelines for the movement of goods, services, people, and money across borders.

Think July 1, July 4 and September 16, the independence days of the three participants. It was in 1994 that a third nation joined two other nations to create a tri-lateral trade bloc. The purpose of this venture, originally called NAFTA was to eliminate tariffs, duties, and quotas.There is now an updated NAFTA called (6) _________________. This agreement has been replaced by a new agreement, now been ratified in all three countries.

The (7) ________ is made up of industrialized nations who work on setting economic priorities and policies. At one time, membership included one other nation, but after concerns about the annexation of Crimea, one (former) member is no longer participating.

The US Commerce Department says that Canada is improperly subsidizing its exports of forestry products. This is just the latest volley in the long-running lumber trade dispute between the two countries. ... The specific dispute between Canada and the U.S. over lumber ... dates back over 30 years to the early 1980s, when a group of US lumber producers first called for countervailing duties on Canadian softwood. The most recent agreement expired in 2015 ... and the US government and industry agreed to not undertake any new countervailing or antidumping duty investigations for a year that deal expired recently. Only a few months ago, the US lumber industry filed antidumping and countervailing duty cases under American trade laws, launching the fifth round in the lumber dispute. The organization which would respond to this dispute would be the (8) _________________.

This organization, ____________ (9), continues to search for ways to support girls and women in Afghanistan one year after the exodus of the United States and other western countries from the country. "Over the past 12 months, human rights violations against women and girls have mounted steadily. Despiteinitial promises that women would be allowed to exercise theirrights within Sharia lawincluding the right to work and to studythe Taliban hassystematically excluded women and girls from public life."

___________ (10) is an "alliance of countries from Europe and North America." Its primary focus is "freedom and security of its members through political and military means." This includes cooperation "on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust, and in the long run, prevent conflict." Military ... committed to the "principle that an attack against one or several of its member is considered an attack against all" (collective defence). Why is this organization included in "economic players and organizations"? Peace and security are the best ways to provide for the short-term and long-term needs of people, wherever they live, and aren't choices at the heart of economics?