Former Nigerian finance minister advances to final round in race to head WTO
World Trade Organisation to appoint its first female head as Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee make the final list, but the US is unlikely to approve
08 October 2020 - 17:20
Geneva — The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Thursday that Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee advanced to the final round in the race to be its director-general, setting the stage for the first woman to lead the 25-year-old organisation.
“Our aim continues to be to encourage and facilitate the building of consensus among members, and to assist in moving from this final slate of two candidates to a decision on appointment,” WTO general council chair David Walker said during a meeting in Geneva...
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