World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2015

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Tenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
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Country Nairobi, Kenya
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The Tenth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 19 December 2015. The conference was chaired by the Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohamed. [1]

The conference agreed an extension to the 1996 Information Technology Agreement. [2] Afghanistan and Liberia acceded to the WTO, bringing the total membership of the organization to 164, with the total number of least-developed countries who have joined since 1995 rising to nine.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Trade talks a chance to push for Africa's gains". Daily Nation. Nation Media Group. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. World Trade Organization, Information Technology Agreement, accessed 29 January 2024