Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian economist and former finance minister, has been appointed to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first African and woman to helm the global trade body.
Okonjo-Iweala takes over as the global trade body struggles to remain relevant amid growing protectionism and trade tensions and an economic crisis unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic.
From reviving WTO's dispute settlement process to policing China, the new director-general has her task cut out as she looks to restore global faith in the trade body.
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Daunting challenges await WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 16.02.2021
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2/6/21
WTO: Nigerian economist poised to become first female WTO chief
Nigeria's former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is poised to become the next head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after US President Joe Biden's administration gave her its "full support" on Friday.
If she is confirmed, Okonjo-Iweala will be both the first African and the first woman to hold the position.
< Read more at: https://www.dw.com/en/nigerian-economist-poised-to-become-first-female-wto-chief/a-56479349
If she is confirmed, Okonjo-Iweala will be both the first African and the first woman to hold the position.
< Read more at: https://www.dw.com/en/nigerian-economist-poised-to-become-first-female-wto-chief/a-56479349
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