October 2020 | 174 comments (174 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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NG, KR to vie for WTO leadership
"Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee are the final candidates"
archived Fri Sep 18th, 2020

by Cat on Thu Oct 8th, 2020 at 07:08:53 PM EST
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So much for the Fox.

Inexplicably the WTO decides NOT to be run by someone who campaigned hard to take his country out of the world's most successful single trade market 😀https://t.co/KyCxgJC6vK
— Alex Taylor (@AlexTaylorNews) October 8, 2020

by Bernard on Thu Oct 8th, 2020 at 08:26:58 PM EST
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EU backs Nigerian candidate for WTO leadership, EU official says https://t.co/fNXZqXt3ts pic.twitter.com/oGwdl5AU7u
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 26, 2020

"She wants the WTO to help poorer countries access COVID-19 drugs and vaccines." hmm, That's a counter-intuitive function. Did she wander into the wrong room?

by Cat on Mon Oct 26th, 2020 at 10:28:38 PM EST
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The leadership race for the World Trade Organization PLUNGED to uncertainty after the United States opposed the appointment of former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its head https://t.co/eJqptDkfnS pic.twitter.com/58bjf2EHKk
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 29, 2020

by Cat on Thu Oct 29th, 2020 at 05:04:50 PM EST
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October 2020 | 174 comments (174 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)