Geneva Round Explained

Geneva Round
Status:Complete
Genre:Trade Round
Begins:1955
Ends:1956
Location:Geneva
Country:Switzerland
Prev:Torquay Round
Next:Dillon Round
Participants:26 [1]

The Geneva Round was the fourth session of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) multilateral trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. It started in 1955 and lasted until May 1956. Twenty-six countries took part in the round. $2.5 billion in tariffs were eliminated or reduced.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gerber . James . International Economics, 8e . 2020 . Pearson Education, Inc. . 221 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 . 9780136892410 . 23 . Eighth. 4 February 2024.
  2. News: HISTORY OF GATT ROUNDS . JOC.com . 14 December 1993.
  3. Web site: Bown. Chad P.. Irwin. Douglas A.. THE GATT'S STARTING POINT: TARIFF LEVELS CIRCA 1947 . NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH . Cambridge, MA . December 2015.
  4. 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199586103.013.0006. 2012. Zeiler. Thomas W.. The Expanding Mandate Of The Gatt: The First Seven Rounds. The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization.