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Definition(s)

Countries moving from centrally-planned to market-oriented economies. These countries - which include China, Mongolia, Vietnam, former republics of the Soviet Union, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe - contain about one-third of the world's population. (Source: World Bank)

Hierarchy

Broader: Economy
Alternative labels:
Transition economies
Transitional economies
Transition economy
Transitional economy

In other languages

French
économie en transition
Russian
страна с переходной экономикой
Spanish
economía en transición
Arabic
اقتصاد يمر بمرحلة انتقالية

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Economies in transition

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Economies in transition. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Basel Convention
Stockholm Convention
Nagoya Protocol
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Barcelona Convention
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Governing Council
Minamata Convention on Mercury