International Business 9th Edition by Charles Hill

Exercise 6

The number of member nations of the WorldTrade Organization (WTO) has increased considerably in recent years. As a global international organization , some non-member countries have observer status in the WTO. Such status requires accession negotiations to begin within five years of attaining this preliminary position. Identify the current total number of WTO members. Also, prepare a list of current observer countries. Do you notice anything in particular about the countries that have observer status?