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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala expresses frustration, mulls quitting job –Report

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala expresses frustration, mulls quitting job –Report

…faults story on 2023 presidential ambition Just seven months into her four and half-year term, the Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has become frustrated with the workings of the organisation and…

Vaccines access stimulus for developing countries –Okonjo-Iweala

Vaccines access stimulus for developing countries –Okonjo-Iweala

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, has described access to COVID-19 vaccine as the biggest economic stimulus for developing countries. She stated this during the final session of…

WTO raises 2021 trade forecast amid vaccine roll-out

WTO raises 2021 trade forecast amid vaccine roll-out

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has revised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year up, but said the outlook was clouded by risks from the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines and the possible emergence…

Okonjo-Iweala: WTO postpones meeting to select new DG

Okonjo-Iweala: WTO postpones meeting to select new DG

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a general council meeting set for Monday, November 9, where members were expected to review whether to select their next Director- General (DG), Bloomberg reported yesterday. According to…

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala advances to final round

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala advances to final round

The chances of Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, emerging as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) further brightened yesterday as she advanced to the final stage in the race for the position.…

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala, others know fate next week

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala, others know fate next week

•Fitch revises Nigeria’s outlook from negative to stable The remaining five candidates in the race for the job of Director- General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will know their fate next week. This is…

WTO shortlists Okonjo-Iweala, 4 others for DG post

WTO shortlists Okonjo-Iweala, 4 others for DG post

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Minister of Finance and Cooirdinating Minister of the Economy under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been named among the five candidates that will proceed to the next stage in the…

Okonjo-Iweala: Time to fix WTO

Okonjo-Iweala: Time to fix WTO

Nigeria’s candidate to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday urged U.S. President, Donald Trump, or his successor not to leave the Geneva-based body, saying reforms were possible. The U.S. has been…

Okonjo-Iweala, 7 others in race for WTO D-G post

Okonjo-Iweala, 7 others in race for WTO D-G post

The close of the nomination period for the top position at World Trade Organization (WTO), yesterday, showed that eight candidates, including Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be vying , according to Reuters. The news agency…