World Trade Organisation (WTO)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level.

There are a number of ways of looking at the WTO. It’s an organisation for liberalising trade. It’s a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements. It’s a place for them to settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules.

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: EU and WTO http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-and-the-wto/

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