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Also Known As	WTO
Date	January 5, 1995 - present
Headquarters	Geneva
Areas Of Involvement	international trade • globalization
Related People	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala • Peter Mandelson • Renato Ruggiero • Tsai Ing-wen

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