World Trade Organization (WTO) Annual Report 2000

This comprehensive document examines the activities of the World Trade Organization over the last six months of 1999. This turbulent period saw the the organization without a Director-General for four months and witnessed the failure of the Ministerial to reach an agreement on the launch of a new round of trade negotiations. The WTO also found itself at the centre of a wave of resentment against many aspects of the global economy, for which the Seattle Ministerial became a focus - the events in Seattle attracted much media comment.