Question

Imagine that your friend is the CEO of a company, called Magna Clothes, that manufactures cool new clothing accessories for both men and women. Now that it has achieved a large following and a level of success in the United States, Magna Clothes wants to start conducting business abroad. Your friend knows you have taken a management class and has asked you to explain the history and significance of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Which of the following statements are true?
a. The WTO seeks to establish impartial procedures for resolving trade disputes among its members.
b. The WTO seeks to reduce remaining trade barriers through multilateral negotiations.
c. The WTO is headquartered in Belgium.
d. Existence of the WTO has allowed most member countries to replace their local currencies with a universal currency beginning in 2002.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) & b) are true. c) & d) are false.

Explanation:

WTO is an international (intergovernmental) organisation, supervising international trade between countries.

a) is true. It seeks to establish impartial procedures for resolving trade disputes among its members.

It seeks to reduce remaining trade barriers through multilateral negotiations, b) is true

c) is false. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland (not Belgium)

d) is false. Existence of the WTO has allowed most member countries to replace their local currencies with a universal currency beginning in 2002. It is an international trade organisation, not monetary policy organisation.