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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO's trailblazing motivator
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO's trailblazing motivator
Economy
by  AFP

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking logjams at the sclerotic institution through craft, dynamism and sheer force of personality. "Ngozi brings a huge amount of personal authority, credibility and capability to what's a challenging and difficult role," Britain's trade minister Douglas Alexander told AFP last month.

WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms
WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms
Economy
by  AFP

World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules. The organisation's 166 members "today agreed to give incumbent Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a second term as director-general," the WTO said in a statement.