what is World Trade Organization???

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.
Some members with dates joined WTO are:

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Albania 8 September 2000

Argentina 1 January 1995

Australia 1 January 1995

Austria 1 January 1995

Bahrain, Kingdom of 1 January 1995

Belgium 1 January 1995

Botswana 31 May 1995

Brazil 1 January 1995

Bulgaria 1 December 1996

Cambodia 13 October 2004

Cameroon 13 December 1995

Canada 1 January 1995

Central African Republic 31 May 1995

Chile 1 January 1995

China 11 December 2001

Colombia 30 April 1995

Croatia 30 November 2000

Cuba 20 April 1995

Czech Republic 1 January 1995

Denmark 1 January 1995

Ecuador 21 January 1996

Egypt 30 June 1995

Estonia 13 November 1999

European Communities 1 January 1995

Finland 1 January 1995

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 4 April 2003

France 1 January 1995

Germany 1 January 1995

Greece 1 January 1995

Guinea 25 October 1995

Hong Kong, China 1 January 1995

Hungary 1 January 1995

Iceland 1 January 1995

India 1 January 1995

Indonesia 1 January 1995

Ireland 1 January 1995

Israel 21 April 1995

Italy 1 January 1995

Japan 1 January 1995

Korea, Republic of 1 January 1995

Kuwait 1 January 1995

Luxembourg 1 January 1995

Macao, China 1 January 1995

Malaysia 1 January 1995

Mexico 1 January 1995

Moldova 26 July 2001

Netherlands — For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles 1 January 1995

New Zealand 1 January 1995

Nigeria 1 January 1995

Norway 1 January 1995

Paraguay 1 January 1995

Peru 1 January 1995

Philippines 1 January 1995

Poland 1 July 1995

Portugal 1 January 1995

Singapore 1 January 1995

South Africa 1 January 1995

Spain 1 January 1995

Sweden 1 January 1995

Switzerland 1 July 1995

Chinese Taipei 1 January 2002

Thailand 1 January 1995

Turkey 26 March 1995

United Arab Emirates 10 April 1996

United Kingdom 1 January 1995

United States of America 1 January 1995

Uruguay 1 January 1995

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 January 1995

Viet Nam 11 January 2007


One of its advantages is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business and discuss the setting up of rules between various nations.