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  2. World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The economists Harry Dexter White (left) and John Maynard Keynes (right) at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire [27]. The WTO precursor, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), was established by a multilateral treaty of 23 countries in 1947 after the end of World War II, in the wake of other new multilateral institutions dedicated to international economic cooperation—such ...

  3. Member states of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The original members of the World Trade Organization are the parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) after ratifying the Uruguay Round Agreements, [1] and the European Communities. They obtained this status at the entry into force on 1 January 1995 or upon their date of ratification.

  4. List of multilateral free trade agreements - Wikipedia

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    GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) FTA [11] [12] - unclear application, the WTO was notified in only 2017 - multilateral free trade regime among 4 countries (International Trade Centre says there is no free trade area in operation with distinct rules from an Agreement on Creation of CIS Free Trade Area, was signed ...

  5. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - Wikipedia

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    It remained in effect until 1 January 1995, when the World Trade Organization (WTO) was established after agreement by 123 nations in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, as part of the Uruguay Round Agreements. The WTO is the successor to the GATT, and the original GATT text (GATT 1947) is still in effect under the WTO framework, subject to the ...

  6. History of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement , signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948. [ 2 ]

  7. Ministerial Conference - Wikipedia

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    The ministerial conference was held in Cancún, Mexico, aiming at forging agreement on the Doha round.An alliance of 22 southern states, the G20 (led by India, China [2] and Brazil), resisted demands from the North for agreements on the so-called "Singapore issues" and called for an end to agricultural subsidies within the EU and the US.

  8. Opinion - Trump’s old study didn’t justify reciprocal tariffs ...

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    This cleared the way for the 2019 study to focus on its main ... the U.S. could put forward something modeled on the WTO’s zero-for-zero agreement on pharmaceutical tariffs to eliminate ...

  9. Timeline of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    1986-1994 - GATT negotiations culminate in the Marrakech Agreement that establishes the World Trade Organization (WTO). January 1, 1995 - The WTO comes into existence. May 1, 1995 - Renato Ruggiero becomes director-general for a 4-year term. December 9, 1996 – December 13, 1996 - The inaugural ministerial conference takes place in Singapore.