WTO: Okonjo-Iweala Becomes Sole Candidate As South Korean Withdraws         South Korea’s candidate for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Yoo Myung-Hee, has announced she will withdraw from the race. It clears the path for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who the General Council announced late last...

WTO DG: Coast Clear For Okonjo-Iweala As South Korea Withdraws Candidate — Report           South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate from the World Trade Organisation, WTO, director-general race, according to Washington Trade Daily. Yoo Myung-hee is South Korea’s Trade Minister and its candidate for the...

WTO: European Parliament Backs Okonjo-Iweala       The European Parliament (EP) has endorsed Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The parliament said it screened the two remaining candidates in the WTO DG race, Okonjo-Iweala and Ms. Yoo...

Race to WTO Leadership Is Down To The Final Two Candidates     World Trade Organization members selected two final candidates -- Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee -- to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, according...

Nigerian Legislators Endorse Okonjo-Iweala For DG WTO   The House of Representatives has endorsed a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The House endorsed Okonjo-Iweala at the plenary following the...