Page 4 - Roberto Azev News Today

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: WTO will prioritize fair trade, access for Covid-19 vaccines CNN 2/15/2021 By Nimi Princewill, CNN Business © FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiles during a press conference on July 15, 2020, in Geneva, following her hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states representatives, as part of the application process to head the WTO as Director General. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRIN...

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve in the post, said she would make global economic recovery from the pandemic a priority.

Nigerias former finance minister also becomes the first African to lead the organisation

When she takes office on 1 March , Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. “This is a very significant moment for the WTO. On behalf of the General Council, I extend our warmest congratulations to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the WTOs next Director-General and formally welcome her to this General Council meeting,” said General Council Chair David Walker of...

Nigerias Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO chief Phillip Inman © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images The World Trade Organization has chosen Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its first female and first African leader, handing her the task of restoring trust in a rules-based global trading system. On Monday the WTO’s 164 members unanimously selected the 66-year-old development economist and former Nigerian finance mi...

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment will boost trade relations in the world — NUTAG On Kindly Share This Story: The Nigerian Union of Traders in Ghana (NUTAG), said the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would boost trade cooperation around the world. The President of the union, Mr  Chukwuemeka Nnaji, stated this on Monday during a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala emerged...

Naija247news.com is an investigative news platform that tracks news on Nigerian Economy, Business, Politics, Financial and Africa and Global Economy.

Makes history as first female, first African head of global trade body The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its Director General. Okonjo-Iweala was affirmed as the new head of WTO at a special meeting of its General Council on Monday. With her emergence as DG, Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first woman, first African and first black person to head the global trade body. WTO had been without a substantive head since it...

Former World Bank vice-president wants trade body to focus on raising living standards in the wake of the pandemic

Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, may be confirmed as the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) next Director-General on Monday,