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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

WTO(WORLD TRADE ORGANISTION)

Presented to:-
Mr. Shaswat anand
Presented by:-
Nikesh Singh
About WTO
World Trade Organization (WTO) is

the only international organization


dealing with the global rules of trade

between nations.
WTO(WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION)

Location :- Geneva, Switzerland

Established: 1 January 1995

Membership :153 countries (on 23 July 2008)

Budget : 185 million Swiss francs for 2008

2007 Secretariat Staff : 625

Head : Director-General, Pascal Lamy


Functions of WTO
Administering and Implementing the multilateral and plurilateral

trade agreements
Acting as a forum for multilateral trade negotiations

Seeking to resolve trade disputes.

 Overseeing national trade policies.

Cooperating with other international institutions.

Maintaining trade related database.

Acting as a watchdog of international trade .

Technical assistance and training for developing countries.


WTO principles

Transparency
Environment MFN
Protection Treatment

Competition
On BoP
National
Principles Treatment
Of
Treatment WTO
For LDCs

Rule Based Free


Trading Trade
System Principle
Dismantling
Trade
Barriers

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Key subject in WTO
• Agriculture

• Health & safety measures

• Helping least developed and food importing countries

• Textile and Clothing


Thank you

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