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Okonjo-Iweala reappointed WTO director-general
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the only candidate in the race, and had been all but assured […]
Okonjo-Iweala Set For Second Term As WTO DG
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to serve for a second term as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO had earlier confirmed that Okonjo-Iweala was the sole candidate for the position. A statement by the global trade organisation on Saturday stated that […]
Okonjo-Iweala Emerges As Sole Candidate For WTO Director-General Role
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the sole candidate for the role of director-general at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO said the former Nigerian finance minister agreed to a second term for the organisation’s top job. “Nominations for Director-General closed; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as sole candidate,” the WTO said in a Saturday statement. […]
733m hungry globally, says WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed concern over the Food and Agriculture Organisation( FAO)’s latest figures of 733 million people are facing hunger globally. Speaking at the opening plenary of the World Food Forum in Rome, hosted by FAO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala noted: “The FAO’s latest figures show around 733 […]