Not Business as Usual at WTO - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The world has seen huge challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic since 2019. The election of the new director general of the World Trade Organization, the body that is concerned with the international trade between nations, took a few twists and turns with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerging a firm favourite amongst the majority of the WTO member states. Her appointment was delayed when U.S. President Donald Trump rejected her appointment. On February 15, 2021, she was formally announced as the director general, soon after the U.S. gave her the thumbs up. In her maiden interview Okonjo-Iweala said: " We have the twin shocks of the pandemic- the health side and the economic side - which is challenging for many including challenging for livelihoods in many parts of the world and it has formed deep economic devastation in parts of the world. So, the WTO at this time is also facing some of the challenges and it's clear to me that deep and wide-ranging reforms are needed- and as I said before, it cannot be business as usual at the WTO".
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala in the WTO Top Job - Breaking the Glass Ceiling Is a Win for All Women
The Conversation Africa, 23 February 2021
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The Conversation Africa's Wale Fatade asks… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala - It Cannot Be Business As Usual At WTO
This Day, 17 February 2021
The new Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in her maiden interview with journalists on Monday spoke about her plans to transform the… Read more »
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Ghana:
President Akufo-Addo Congratulates New WTO Boss, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ghana Presidency, 17 February 2021
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her "historic" appointment as the new Director-General of the World Trade… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala's Victory and Lessons for Nigeria
This Day, 17 February 2021
C. Don Adinuba writes that the appointment of Okonjo-Iweala as DG of WTO is a triumph of diplomacy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Private Sector Operators Hail New WTO DG
This Day, 17 February 2021
Members of the organised private sector have hailed the confirmation of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Read more »
InFocus
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The World Trade Organization has announced that Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed its new director-general. Okonjo-Iweala is a former finance mi Read more »
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Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is now poised for the top job as the director-general of the World Trade Organization. She will make history as the first ... Read more »
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At first, news of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as the World Trade Organisation's director-general after a hotly contested race was hailed as an African first. Now, the Premi Read more »
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (file photo).