General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT

WTO Headquarters in Geneva (Photo: World Trade Organisation)
A UN body set up in 1948. Its aim was to increase trade and encourage free trade and tariff reductions. GATT had 110 members when it was renamed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995.

Notes

The EU negotiates for all Member States on trade issues.

Links

http://www.ciesin.org/TG/PI/TRADE/gatt.html