to unite as a group to achieve a common economic goal
объединиться в группу, чтобы достичь общей экономической цели (obyedinit'sya v gruppu, chtoby dostich' obshchey ekonomicheskoy tseli)
"Several small countries banded up for regional cooperation."
"Несколько маленьких стран объединились для регионального сотрудничества." (Neskol'ko malen'kikh stran obyediniilis' dlya regional'nogo sotrudnichestva.)
to retreat or withdraw; to move backward
to start sleeping, especially unintentionally
to have something with you all the time
to ignore or dismiss something or someone
to participate in an activity or celebration
to reject a proposal by voting against it