WTO Ministerial Conference of 1996
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The World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conference
of 1996 was held in Singapore
on December 9 - December 13, 1996. The inaugural meeting for the organisation since its formation. The event was hosted by the government of Singapore
at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Suntec City
.
The conference established four permanent working groups: transparency in government procurement
, trade facilitation
(customs issues), trade and investment, and trade and competition. These groups collectively are called the Singapore issues
.
Ministerial Conference
The Ministerial Conference is the top decision making body of the World Trade Organization . There have been six Ministerial Conferences:*WTO Ministerial Conference of 1996*WTO Ministerial Conference of 1998*WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999...
of 1996 was held in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
on December 9 - December 13, 1996. The inaugural meeting for the organisation since its formation. The event was hosted by the government of Singapore
Government of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in his personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check...
at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Suntec City
Suntec City
Suntec City is a major multi-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core Planning Area in Singapore.- Design :Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese geomancy . The five buildings and the convention center are arranged so that they...
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The conference established four permanent working groups: transparency in government procurement
Government procurement
Government procurement, also called public tendering or public procurement, is the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency...
, trade facilitation
Trade facilitation
Trade facilitation looks at how procedures and controls governing the movement of goods across national borders can be improved to reduce associated cost burdens and maximise efficiency while safeguarding legitimate regulatory objectives...
(customs issues), trade and investment, and trade and competition. These groups collectively are called the Singapore issues
Singapore issues
The "Singapore issues" refers to four working groups set up during the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1996 in Singapore. These groups are tasked with these issues: transparency in government procurement, trade facilitation , trade and investment, and trade and competition...
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External links
- http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min96_e/min96_e.htm