February 15, 2021
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Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes WTO director-general

The decision was made at a special meeting of the WTO’s General Council at which the World Bank veteran was formally selected…reports Asian Lite News

Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed by consensus to appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, as the next director-general, said the WTO in a press release.

The decision was made at a special meeting of the WTO’s General Council at which the World Bank veteran was formally selected, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

“Dr. Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to head the WTO. She will take up her duties on March 1 and her term, renewable, will expire on August 31, 2025,” WTO said.

Extending the “warmest congratulations” to Okonjo-Iweala, General Council Chair David Walker said: “This is a very significant moment for the WTO.”

Okonjo-Iweala, 66, is a global finance expert, an economist and an international development professional with over 30 years of experience working around the world.

Twice served as Nigeria’s finance minister and briefly acted as foreign minister, she has a 25-year career at the World Bank, including as Managing Director of Operations.

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