Trading between countries has been taking place since the first boat was created and people could leave their homeland.

As time has moved on and boats became larger and faster, trade increased.

The invention of the aeroplane made it easier to trade with people who lived much further away.

Globalisation
People often say that the world is getting smaller, and with the development and growth of modern communications and ICT, that has never been more true.
Globalisation

We now live in a society where we can contact people in any part of the world, day or night.

We can communicate, travel, and share each others' cultures on an world scale. We can purchase goods from practically anywhere on the globe and pay for them and receive them without ever having to leave our home.

Many firms have now expanded not only in their own country, but around the world, becoming what we call 'multinational corporations'.

This phenomenon is called 'Globalisation'

Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. It is the result of technological changes that enable people, goods, money and above all information and ideas to travel the world much faster than ever before,

 




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