WTO: ‘We Need To Get Global Economy Going Again’, Okonjo-Iweala Reacts To Appointment       The newly-appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the organisation would get the global economy running again during her tenure as the WTO DG. She said this...

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala Emerges WTO Director-General         A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged the first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body in a statement by the WTO on Monday. The United States government had last...

U.S. Endorses Okonjo-Iweala Candidacy As DG WTO     The United States government on Thursday endorsed Nigeria’s former Finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the office of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The endorsement is contained in a statement issued by the Office of the...

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...

Trump Rejects Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala For WTO ...Wants Reopening Of The Leadership Contest         The US has suggested that the process to find a new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) needs to be reopened, in what would be an unprecedented move. Donald Trump's trade chief Robert...

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...