Regional bodies and multilateral trade

Regional bodies and multilateral trade

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Foreign Trade & Export Management in Nepal (MKT 252)

Unit 8: Role of Regional Economic Cooperation in Nepal’s Foreign Trade

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of regional bodies and multilateral trade.
• Apply the relevant marketing concepts to a defined customer group, market or business decision.

Curriculum Scope

• Understanding the role of SAARC, ASEAN, and EU
• BIMSTEC in Nepal’s export promotion
• Role of multilateral trading system in Nepal’s foreign trade

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Regional bodies

   1. SAARC, ASEAN and EU.
   2. Different membership and institutional scope.
   3. Use official materials for comparisons.

2. Nepalese trade

   1. BIMSTEC and export-promotion topics.
   2. Multilateral trading-system role.
   3. Assess opportunities and constraints through dated evidence.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 103–105.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.