Okonjo-Iweala resumes as WTO DG, meets 164 delegates
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 15, 2020 Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiles during a press conference 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. - European Union members states agreed on October 26, 2020 to back the candidacy of former Nigerian finance ministrer Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the WTO. The World Trade Organization will announce its new director general next month, but sources said the 66-year-old economist would get EU support on October 27. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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In a season of bad news for the country, the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has brought a welcome relief. The historic development was formalised on Monday when the General Council agreed by consensus to select the former World Bank Managing Director as the seventh Director-General. By the appointment, Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and first African to head the WTO in its 73-year history.
While there are significant lessons from Okonjo-Iwealaâs appointment, we recall that after a long process that started almost a year ago, she had last December defeated her remaining challenger, South Koreaâs Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee by a sizeable margin. That was after securing the support of WTO members from Africa, Caribbean, European Union, China, India and many other regions and countries across the world. But the
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