WTO
WTO sits in the Multilateral phase of GovOS — AJG's synthesis of the global rule-making infrastructure. WTO (Geneva, 1995) administers the multilateral trading system: GATT, GATS, TRIPS, dispute settlement, trade policy reviews. 164 member economies covering 98% of world trade. Decisions by consensus; binding panel/AB rulings (currently AB paralysed since 2019). Reach: 164 member economies. Cadence: Multi-year negotiation cycles (Doha started 2001, unfinished). Multilateral coverage: 197 countries × 273 FTAs × 28 blocs.
Primary actors
8-Slice Structural Map
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Frequently asked about WTO
What is the reach of WTO?
164 member economies
How often is WTO updated?
Multi-year negotiation cycles (Doha started 2001, unfinished)
Who are the primary actors in WTO?
member-states, wto-secretariat, panel/AB.
Does WTO apply across all 197 countries?
GovOS is multilateral by construction. Some categories are universal (WTO, WCO); others are jurisdiction-specific (DGFT for India, USTR for US). Country-specific applications are surfaced via /os/govos/country/{country}/.
How does this relate to AJG's broader trade-intelligence platform?
GovOS is the rule-making layer atop AJG's data substrate. It complements TradeOS (operations) and DealOS (deal structures). Cross-OS triads — DealOS × TradeOS × GovOS — surface the strategic + operational + regulatory views together.