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Geneva Round

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Geneva Round
StatusComplete
GenreTrade Round
Begins1955
Ends1956
Location(s)Geneva
CountrySwitzerland
Previous eventTorquay Round
Next eventDillon Round
Participants26 [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]

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  1. ^ Gerber, James (2020). International Economics, 8e (Eighth ed.). 221 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030: Pearson Education, Inc. p. 23. ISBN 9780136892410. Retrieved 4 February 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF GATT ROUNDS". JOC.com. 14 December 1993.
  3. ^ Bown, Chad P.; Irwin, Douglas A. (December 2015). "THE GATT'S STARTING POINT: TARIFF LEVELS CIRCA 1947" (PDF). Cambridge, MA: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH.
  4. ^ Zeiler, Thomas W. (2012). "The Expanding Mandate Of The Gatt: The First Seven Rounds". The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199586103.013.0006.