The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a permanent international organization independent of the United Nations.

At present, it is the only global international organization dealing with trade rules, responsible for managing the world economy and trade order, and its headquarters is located on the lakeside of Lemmon, Geneva, Switzerland.

Introduction to the World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization is one of the three most extensive international economic organizations in the world, alongside the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Its predecessor was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The WTO officially started to operate in June 1995 65438+ 10/. Compared with GATT, which only applies to trade in goods, WTO covers trade in goods, trade in services and intellectual property rights.