However there is a major setback that affects the

However, there is a major setback that affects the performance of the least developed
countries such as different commodities outweighing others in the market such as mining and
agricultural products outweighing the manufactured products. Similarly, changes in the
international environment affect the least developed states negatively since there are fluctuations
in commodity prices. Nevertheless, WTO has laws and regulations that show how disputes

among states can be solved. WTO has a ministerial conference headed by a director general, a
general council and a secretariat.

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