WTO faces pressure to reform to facilitate global trade
Director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala defends the World Trade Organisation, saying it is not at its weakest point
12 September 2024 - 10:02
The World Trade Organisation (WTO), which has been regulating and facilitating global trade for the past three decades, has come under criticism regarding its relevancy and policies.
Some have suggested that the organisation’s relevancy has waned over time, making it unsuitable in an era of fracturing multinational alliances, protectionism and isolationist politics...
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