World trade center
:''For other uses, see
World Trade Center (disambiguation)World trade centers or
world trade centres (usually abbreviated WTC) arose in the
United States and
Japan in the
1970s, spearheaded by
New York City's World Trade Center.
A world trade center puts together under one roof all the services associated with global commerce, a kind of
supermarket or
shopping mall providing networking access between
corporations and
governments. "A World Trade Center in any city is a business shopping center, complementing and supporting the existing services of private and government agencies", explains World Trade Center Association (WTCA) President, Guy F. Tozzoli.
In foreign languages, the "WTC" expression is sometimes mistranslated as the world's "center of the trade," especially in relation to the New York City WTC.
The
World Trade Centers Association founded in
1970 and based in
New York City, is an organization of nearly 300 world trade centers in almost 100 countries. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that brings together corporations and government agencies involved in international trade.
Buildings around the world known by this title include the following:
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Amsterdam - World Trade Center Amsterdam,
Zuidas area
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Baltimore, Maryland -
Baltimore World Trade Center*
Bangkok - World Trade Center Bangkok, now renamed
Central World Plaza*
Barcelona - World Trade Center Barcelona
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Beijing - International Trade Centre in
Guomao*
Belgrade - World Trade Center
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Boston - Boston World Trade Center; see also
World Trade Center (MBTA station)*
Buffalo, New York - Now Closed
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Bucharest, Romania - Bucharest World Trade Center
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Cairo - World Trade Center Cairo
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Cologne - World Trade Center Koeln
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Dallas - World Trade Center Dallas
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Denver - World Trade Center Denver
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Dresden - World Trade Center Dresden
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Dubai - Dubai World Trade Centre
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Edmonton - Edmonton World Trade Centre
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Eindhoven - World Trade Centre Eindhoven
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Guadalajara -
World Trade Center Guadalajara*
Guayaquil - Guayaquil World Trade Center
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Halifax -
World Trade and Convention Centre*
Helsinki -
World Trade Center Helsinki *
Hong Kong -
World Trade Centre*
Hull and
Humber - World Trade Centre Hull and Humber
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Istanbul - World Trade Center Istanbul
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Jakarta - World Trade Center Jakarta
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Johannesburg - World Trade Center Johannesburg
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Kuala Lumpur -
Putra World Trade Centre*
Ljubljana - World Trade Centre (Ljubljana) -
Slovenia*
Lagos - World Trade Center Lagos
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London -
World Trade Centre (London)*
Los Angeles - World Trade Center Los Angeles
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Loudoun County,
Virginia - World Trade Center Dulles Airport (Future, Pending Zoning Approval)
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Luanda - World Trade Center Luanda
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Macau -
World Trade Center Macau*
Manila - World Trade Center Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines
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Melbourne - World Trade Centre
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Mexico City -
World Trade Center México*
Montreal -
World Trade Centre Montreal*
Moscow - World Trade Center Moscow (
Центр международной торговли)
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Mumbai - World Trade Center Mumbai
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New Orleans, Louisiana - World Trade Center New Orleans
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New York City, New York - Destroyed in 2001
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Orlando, Florida - World Trade Center Orlando
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Osaka -
Osaka World Trade Center Building*
Panama - Word Trade Center Panama
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Paris - World Trade Center Paris
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Portland, Oregon - World Trade Center (Portland)
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Poznań - World Trade Center Poznań
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Raleigh, North Carolina - World Trade Center North Carolina
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Rotterdam - Beurs World Trade Center Rotterdam (WTC Rotterdam)
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Santiago - World Trade Center Santiago
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Saint Paul, Minnesota - Minnesota World Trade Center
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San Salvador - World Trade Center San Salvador
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São Paulo - World Trade Center São Paulo
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Seville - World Trade Center Sevilla
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Shanghai - World Trade Center Shanghai
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Singapore - World Trade Center Singapore
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Stockholm - World Trade Center Stockholm
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Taipei -
Taipei World Trade Center*
Tallinn - World Trade Center Tallinn
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Tokyo - World Trade Center Tokyo
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Tripoli - World Trade Center Tripoli
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Vancouver - World Trade Center Vancouver
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Veracruz - World Trade Center Veracruz
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Wilson, North Carolina - World Trade Center Wilson
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Zürich - World Trade Center Zurich
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