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Regional Integration

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(i) Regional integration is a process in which states enter into a regional agreement in order to enhance regional cooperation through regional institutions and rules. (ii) Regional Integration as an association of states based upon location in a given geographical area, for the safeguarding or promotion of the participants, an association whose terms are fixed by a treaty or other arrangements.

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