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WTO

The WTO
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Established: 1 January 1995
Created by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986–94)
Membership: 146 countries (as of April 2003)
Budget: 155 million Swiss francs for 2003
Secretariat staff: 560
Head: Director-General, Supachai Panitchpakdi
Functions:
• Administering WTO trade agreements
• Forum for trade negotiations
• Handling trade disputes
• Monitoring national trade policies
• Technical assistance and training for developing countries
• Cooperation with other international organizations











Understanding
the WTO






3rd edition
Previously published as “Trading into the Future”
August 2003






Fact file
The WTO

Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Established: 1 January 1995
Created by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986–94)
Membership: 146 countries (on 4 April 2003)
Budget: 154 million Swiss francs for 2003
Secretariat staff: 550
Head: Supach...

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