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World Trade Organization

British  

noun

  1. an international body concerned with promoting and regulating trade between its member states; established in 1995 as a successor to GATT

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“One plausible interpretation is that the market is pricing a broad step-up in corporate profitability in response to the accelerating AI rollout, similar to what happened when China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001.”

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Taiwan’s Olympic athletes must compete as “Chinese Taipei” and the World Trade Organization categorizes the semiconductor powerhouse as a “separate customs territory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For every $100 that American importers spent on goods last year, about $9 went to buy products made in China—the lowest proportion since 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Data from the World Trade Organization shows that, since the conflict began, outbound shipments of fertiliser-related products through the waterway have collapsed.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Laos is taking steps to join the World Trade Organization in the next few years; the resulting trade policy reforms will improve the business environment.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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