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Setback for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as US wants WTO leadership race reopened

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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 Lighthizer […]

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EU backs Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala for WTO top job

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European Union (EU) ambassadors, on Monday, October 27, reached consensus on backing Nigerian candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the race for the World Trade Organization’s top job, two EU officials said. Europe had trouble reaching a common position […]

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WTO hopeful Okonjo-Iweala balances Nigeria, US citizenships over protectionist sentiment

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Harvard-educated and longtime World Bank economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is bidding to become the next director-general of the World Trade  (WTO) under a nomination from her native Nigeria while also holding dual U.S. citizenship. Okonjo-Iweala obtained […]

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Nigerian House of Reps endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO Director-General

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The Nigerian House of Representatives has unanimously endorsed the candidature of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation for 2021 to 2025. This was sequel to a unanimous […]

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VIEWS: Nigerians applaud ECOWAS endorsement of Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), endorsement of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, for the vacant position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been applauded by Nigerians. This is […]

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