( EEA)
Economic grouping incorporating all European Union states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Investment Services Directive passport applies to the EEA. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
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an area in which goods and services can be traded freely, formed in 1993 by the countries of the European Union with Norway and Iceland:
• Norway's membership of the European Economic Area will continue to provide the main resource for export trade and access to the single market.
Financial and business terms. 2012.