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The worlds trade ministers could put the final touches to a historic fisheries deal when they meet in Abu Dhabi later this month, but other landmark agreements will likely prove more elusive.

The world's trade ministers could put the final touches to a historic fisheries deal when they meet in Abu Dhabi later this month, but other landmark agreements will likely prove more elusive.- In Trump's shadow - The meeting in Abu Dhabi is meanwhile seen by many as "the last chance" to reform the organisation before the possible re-election in November of former US president Donald Trump.

Published on: Thursday, February 18, 2021 By: AFP Text Size: GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic, log-jammed trade talks and a long-delayed meeting of member states are just a few of the crises awaiting Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (pic) as she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization next month.  The WTO needs a kiss of life – and fast – and the first female and first African director-general of the global trade body will have to hit the ground running as she takes on the job in the middle of ...

Published on: Thursday, February 18, 2021 By: AFP Text Size: GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic, log-jammed trade talks and a long-delayed meeting of member states are just a few of the crises awaiting Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (pic) as she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization next month.  The WTO needs a kiss of life – and fast – and the first female and first African director-general of the global trade body will have to hit the ground running as she takes on the job in the middle of ...

The coronavirus pandemic, log-jammed trade talks and a long-delayed meeting of member states are just a few of the crises awaiting Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.