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Okonjo-Iweala urges China to boost domestic consumption and the United States to restore fiscal discipline, warning that deepening global economic imbalances are fuelling geopolitical tensions. WTO chief says the multilateral trading system remains resilient, with 72% of global...

The WTO's Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Africa has a rare opportunity to benefit from global supply-chain diversification driven by geopolitical tensions. She urged countries to move beyond exporting raw materials and develop regional value chains. Okonjo-Iweala also...

November 29, (THEWILL) – Former Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been reappointed for a second term as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “Breaking: The General Council has appointed Director-General @NOIweala for a second term, effective...

September 17, (THEWILL) – The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will seek a second term in office to complete an “unfinished business,” her Spokesman, Ismaila Dieng, said. “I would like to be part of this...

Former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has become a member of the Business Advisory Group to the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. Aig-Imoukhuede was chosen for his extensive expertise and exemplary...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 10, (THEWILL) - Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. This was...