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World Trade Organisation en · PROPN

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1. Non-Oxford British spelling of World Trade Organization.
   • Donald Trump’s tariff plans will cause global trade to shrink this year, the World Trade Organisation said on Wednesday as it warned of “unintended consequences” from the changes. 2025 April 16, Associated Press, “World Trade Organisation says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2025:
   • The World Trade Organisation, once the hated target of anarchists and anti-globalisation protesters furious about unfair rules and backroom deals that locked poor countries out of the world's markets, is seeking a new director general. 2013 January 12, Heather Stewart, “World Trade Organisation's new boss will face an in-tray filled with problems”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2013:
   • Donald Trump may be misguided about many things, but on the World Trade Organisation, established to keep the global order in trade, I’m beginning to think he’s right; it’s no longer fit for purpose. 2019 October 4, Jeremy Warner, “Trump was right first time – in today's environment, the World Trade Organisation is a busted flush”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2019:

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