====== Coordinated Trade Credit (CTC, "Credits") ======
The Coordinated Trade Credit (usually represented by the credit sign: "c") was introduced in AE212 with the formation of the [[polemos:8th_age:factions:free_peoples_alliance|Free Peoples Alliance]].  Starting as a currency to be used for tariff-free trading between [[..:factions:Umere]] and the [[..:factions:Republic of Agathos]], it quickly gained popularity as a neutral currency for international transactions. Today over 70% of traceable worldwide transactions, both public and private, use the CTC at least on the surface.  Due to the inner workings of the [[.:credit#Coordinated Trade Committee]] the actual currency used may be different.

===== Timeline =====
  * AE212: CTC made official currency of the [[polemos:8th_age:factions:free_peoples_alliance|Free Peoples Alliance]].
  * AE215: All major nations and alliances (besides the [[..factions:USC]]) are either indexed or participating members of the CTC.
  * AE217: First consumer CTC transaction processors hit the market in [[..factions:Republic of Agathos|Agathos]]
  * AE218: The [[..:factions:USC]] is accepted as an indexed member of the CTC
  * AE222: CTC index inflation cycle stabilizes after [[..factions:USC]] integration is completed

===== Coordinated Trade Committee =====