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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.
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 ...
The WTO regards the least-developed countries (LDCs)as countries which have been designated as such by the United Nations. There are currently 50 the least-developed countries on the UN list, 32 of which to date have become WTO members. These are: Angola; Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia - Hun ...
As of 2023, India is the seventh largest exporter of commercial services in the world, [12] accounting for 4.6% of global trade in services. India's service exports grew by 27%. [13] In September, India's prominent services industry experienced an acceleration in growth, buoyed by robust demand in the sector.
A global consortium of semiconductor industry groups has asked India to reconsider its plan to push for duties on cross-border digital e-commerce and data transfers at an upcoming global trade ...
The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations , [ 1 ] which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as ...
WTO officials hope the first part of the agreement will gain the approval of two-thirds of the WTO's 164 members and come into effect in Abu Dhabi. So far, over half have signed up. E-COMMERCE
No. of members Headquarters World Trade Organization: 164 Geneva, Switzerland European Union: 27 Brussels, Belgium Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) 14 Vienna, Austria South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) 8 Kathmandu, Nepal Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 10 Jakarta, Indonesia