European Free Trade Association: Meaning and Definition of

Europe'an Free' Trade' Associa"tion

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  1. an economic association established in 1960 and originally composed of Austria, Denmark, Britain, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, that maintains free trade in industrial products among member countries. Abbr.: EFTA
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