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Okonjo-Iweala to start second term as WTO DG in September 2025

Franklin Ocheneyi1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed by consensus to reappoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General for a second four-year term, set to begin on 1 September 2025. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala first assumed office as Director-General on 1 March 2021., her first term concludes on 31 August 2025. In a statement…

WTO Closes Nominations for DG; Okonjo-Iweala sole candidate

Franklin Ocheneyi1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said today – 9 November- that nominations for the position of Director-General closed yesterday, 8 November and that the incumbent Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is therefore the only candidate for the role. Ambassador Petter Ølberg of Norway, Chair of the General Council, informed the member countries via…