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WTO agrees historic trade deal

The World Trade Organization has agreed a potentially revolutionary trade deal at its summit in bali over the weekend of 7-8 December. In what is billted as the first truly global trade deal sice the WTO replaced the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) organisation in the mid 1990s, ministers finally negotiated most the remaining stumbling blocks, including food security and trade facilitation, following long weeks of negotiations, during ... [+]

Russia to join WTO

The Russian government has formally ratified its accession to the World Trade Organization on 21 July. It clears the way for it to take a seat at the organisation in August. [+]