On 20 October 2014 the World Trade Organisation (WTO) released its World Trade Report 2014. In it the WTO prided itself for its assistance to developing countries by (i) enabling countries to take binding commitments; (ii) applying rules which offer a more equitable playing field and also a predictable global trade environment, (iii) providing flexibilities that better allow developing countries to undertake such commitments; (iv) facilitating technical assistance to build trading capacity within those economies; (v) providing a way to settle disputes in a fair, open manner, and (vi) providing a forum to negotiate further commitments and updated rules