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What the syllabus expects

  • Origin, goals and structures of WTO, UNCTAD, World Bank, IMF, EU, NAFTA, SAFTA and BIMSTEC

International economic organizations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 2: Global Economy and Regional Economy

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of international economic organizations.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Origin, goals and structures of WTO, UNCTAD, World Bank, IMF, EU, NAFTA, SAFTA and BIMSTEC

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Organization comparison

    1. Study origins, goals and structures of WTO and UNCTAD.
    2. Compare World Bank and IMF purposes.
    3. Distinguish development, monetary and trade functions.

  2. Regional arrangements

    1. Examine EU, NAFTA, SAFTA and BIMSTEC in their curriculum context.
    2. Compare regional scope and institutional arrangements.
    3. Identify differences in integration objectives.

  3. Historical and current evidence

    1. Treat NAFTA as a historical syllabus reference and verify successor arrangements through official sources.
    2. Use dated official documents for membership and structure.
    3. Compare organizations without conflating their mandates.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

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.