The new leader will be the first woman and first African to helm the WTO. For the first time in its history, the World Trade Organization will be led by a woman. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a native of ...

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move beyond importing ...

TOKYO (AP) — Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ...

“I think it’s maybe understatement of the century to say that global trade is facing the greatest disruption in 80 years.” It’s a significant statement from anyone, let alone Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ...

Trade ministers and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala convened to discuss pivotal topics ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference in March. The meeting emphasized the WTO's role in ...

As MC14 approaches, the WTO’s ability to modernize its rules and remain relevant to AI-enabled and digital-first trade models ...

The two finalists for the position of director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are Yoo Myung-hee, Republic of Korea, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian and (since 2019) an American ...

With global trade rules under strain and US defiance rattling the system, negotiators head to Cameroon facing what one ...

Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organisation, warns the facilitator of talks on ...

Discover how global trade is reshaping beyond traditional multilateralism, with insights from former WTO leader on survival ...