The new leader will be the first woman and first African to helm the WTO. For the first time in its history, the World Trade Organization will be led by a woman. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a native of ...
That’s what then-UK prime minister Tony Blair said at a gathering in Switzerland in January 2000. The remarks came in Davos, just a few months after things had gone so badly in the Emerald City during ...
On Nov. 30, 1999, an estimated 40,000 demonstrators clashed with police as they protested against the World Trade Organization as the WTO convened in Seattle. Also on this date: In 1782, the United ...
What Is the World Trade Organization? The World Trade Organization is an international institution that serves as a platform for countries to negotiate trade agreements. Rules govern trade between ...