Cape Verde joins WTO

Cape Verde, one of the world's poorest states became 153rd member of World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 23.


With a population of 400,000, the archipelago off the west coast of Africa specializes in production of salt and bananas and in fishing. The country, which became independent from Portugal in 1975, has become the 33rd of the world's 50 least developed countries to join the WTO, AFP reported.

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