Tag: World Trade Organization
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WTO Boss hails Ghana for DDEP but warns against fiscal indiscipline
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has applauded Ghana’s Finance team for its efforts to restructure the country’s debts. Speaking at a discussion hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs on the theme “Making Globalization Work for Africa,” Dr Okonjo-Iweala, who has twice served as Nigeria’s Finance Minister, praised Ghana’s Finance…
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WTO Director General outlines plans to rejuvenate global trade
The newly appointed Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has pledged to among other things, facilitate the lifting of export restrictions among member countries to enable easier movement of goods during this COVID-19 period. This forms part of her vision to rejuvenate and strengthen the World Trade Organization to enable it effectively…
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WTO Appoints Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as First Female Leader
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the new chief of the World Trade Organization. This is according to CNBC. Ultimately, she becomes the first woman to ever lead the Switzerland-based institution and the first African citizen to take on the role. However, this is not the first time that Okonjo-Iweala makes history. Born in Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala…
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EU trade commissioner Hogan mulling candidacy for WTO chief
European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization,WTO, his spokesman said on Sunday. This is according to Reuters. The WTO post will become vacant at the end of August after incumbent Roberto Azevedo said he would step down a…
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WTO has a leadership vacuum, and Africa may just have the candidate to fill it [Article]
The World Trade Organization is at a crossroads and may be facing its most difficult test in its twenty-five-year history after the sudden resignation of its Brazilian Director- General, Mr. Roberto Azevêdo. His decision to resign a year before the end of his mandate in August 2021, could not have come at a more difficult…