General Article Understanding the World Trade Organization

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There are a number of ways of looking at the World Trade Organization. It is an organisation for trade opening. It is a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements. It is a place for them to settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules. Essentially, the WTO is a place where member governments try to sort out the trade problems they face with each other.

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The WTO was born out of negotiations, and everything the WTO does is the result of negotiations. The bulk ...

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