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Which of the following is the permanent headquarters of the World Trade Organisation?
The World Trade Organisation has its permanent headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It started operating on 1 January 1995. New York and Washington D.C. house other global bodies such as the United Nations, the IMF and the World Bank, not the WTO.
- AGeneva, SwitzerlandCorrect
- BNew York, United States
- CBrussels, Belgium
- DWashington D.C., United States
Explanation
The WTO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and began functioning on 1 January 1995. New York hosts the UN and Washington D.C. hosts the IMF and World Bank, so those options mix up different international bodies.
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