modernize –v. to make something better meet present needs
tariffs –n. taxes on imports or exports
multilateral –adj. involving more than one country or group
vanish –v. to disappear
transfer –v. to move from one place to another
unilateral –adj. involving one country or side
survey –n. a study in which people are asked questions about an issue in order to gain more information about what people think about it.
Advancing –v. moving forward