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Citizenship -World trade Organisation and Commonwealth - Coggle Diagram
Citizenship -World trade Organisation and Commonwealth
World trade Organisation
When?
1955
What?
Is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
61 member countries
Headquarters in Switzerland
How?
The system was developed through a series of trade negotiations, or rounds, held under the GATT
GATT -The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Formed at the end on ww2
In 1955 this changed into the World Trade Organisation
Why?
Cut living costs and raise living standards
Settle trade disputes
Encourage economic growth and employment
Cut the cost of doing business
Help countries develop
Support health and the environment
Contribute to peace and stability
Commonwealth
How?
53 member countries
Thirty-one of its members are small states with less than 1.5 million people
members include some of the richest and the poorest countries.
Why?
Leadership
The English Monarch is the head of the Commanwealth
. The British government provided advice and support to member states
What?
When?
11 December 1931