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The members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) made history yesterday (February 16) when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General.
Nigeria's former minister Dr Ngozi appointed WTO director general February 16, 2021 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nigeria's former Finance minister and former World Bank economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the director-general of the global giant World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ngozi whose rigorous selection process was punctuated by a standoff from the administration of former US President, Donald Trump, and a postponement of the general council meeting scheduled for November 9, 2020, becomes WTO's 7 th director general. She replac...
A former Nigerian Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been chosen as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ms Okonjo-Iweala will assume office on 1 March 2021 and will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday was confirmed as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. She is the first woman and the first African to lead the international trade body. Her term is scheduled to start on March 1. The term, which is renewable, will expire on August 31, 2025. “This is a very significant moment for the WTO,” said General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand who, together with co-facilitators Amb. Dacio Castillo (Honduras) and Amb. Harald Aspelund (Iceland) led the nine-month DG selection process. “On behalf of...