South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate Yoo Myung-hee from the race for World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General (DG), Washington Trade which makes the coast looks clearer for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to emerge as the next Director-General. Myung-hee is South Korea’s trade minister and its candidate for the top job at the WTO following
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As the world awaits the outcome of the final consensus decision on the next World Trade Organisation, WTO, there are indications that Nigerian government may have started diplomatic actions to head-off opposition from the United States of America, USA, against the emergence of Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala for the job. A source at the Ministry of Trade
Read moreThe appointment of Nigeria’s ex-finance minister to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been thrown into doubt after the US opposed the move. On Wednesday, a WTO nominations committee recommended the group’s 164 members appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She would be the first woman and first African to lead the WTO. But the US, critical
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has emerged winner of the competitive race. Okonjo- Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. The official announcement is expected to be made later today by WTO. Okonjo-Iweala
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been backed by the European Parliament in her quest to lead the World Trade Organisation as Director-General. The Parliament in a letter on Wednesday said it screened the two remaining candidates in the WTO DG race — Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea — and was convinced that the Nigerian candidate
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Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Friday at least 79 out of 164 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have so far endorsed her bid to lead the crisis-hit organization. Okonjo-Iweala, who stated this at a virtual press conference, also promised to champion reform in the agency. The ex-World
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The five candidates still in the race for the job of director – general of the World Trade Organisation will know their fate next week , according to AFP . The Daily Vendor had earlier reported that three candidates including Mexico ’s Jesus Seade , Egypt’s Hamid Mamdouh , and Moldova ’s Tudor Ulianovschi were
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