Organisation · Policy, Trade & Geopolitics
WTO (World Trade Organization)
The multilateral body administering trade agreements, monitoring national trade policy and providing dispute settlement between members, setting the baseline rules for tariffs, subsidies and market access.
- Type
- Organisation
- Domain
- Policy, Trade & Geopolitics, Institutions and agreements
Notes
Its appellate body has been non-functional since 2019, which has weakened enforcement of subsidy and tariff disputes in this sector.
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