WTO appoints Patricia Francis as Executive Director of UNCTAD/WTO
16 Nov '05
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ITC is the technical cooperation agency of UNCTAD and WTO for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development. It was created by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1964.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.