一、WTO概况 世界贸易组织(World Trade Organization,英文缩写WTO)成立于1995年1月1日,其前身是关税和贸易总协定(GATT)。WTO现有成员137个,另有约30个国家和地区正在申请加入。其总部设在瑞士日內瓦,现任总干事麦克·穆尔。WTO是世界上最大的多边贸易组织,目前已经拥有137个成员,成员的贸易量占世界贸易的95％以上。WTO与世界银行、国际货币基金组织被并称为当今世 I. Overview of WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on January 1, 1995, and its predecessor was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The WTO now has 137 members, and about 30 other countries and regions are applying to join. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the current Director Mike Moore. The WTO, the largest multilateral trade organization in the world, now has 137 members and its members account for more than 95% of world trade. WTO and the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund is also known as the present world