WTO World Trade Organization : Azevêdo: WTO celebrates 20 years of helping the global economy grow

1 January 2015 DIRECTOR-GENERAL Azevêdo: WTO celebrates 20 years of helping the global economy grow Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, noting that the WTO will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2015, said: "Over the past 20 years, this organization has, on balance, made an important contribution to the global economy and to smoother trading relations between nations. Indeed, at a time when the global economy is more interconnected than ever it is difficult to imagine a world without the WTO".