Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala is the WTO’s New Director-General
Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala is the WTO’s New Director-General

Author(s): Damian Wnukowski
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Agriculture, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ngozi OkonjoIweala; WTO; economy; health; COVID-19; agriculture;
Summary/Abstract: On 15 February, the member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) elected Ngozi OkonjoIweala as Director-General of the organisation. She is the first woman and first African in this position. She will focus on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, reforming the WTO, and mitigating the effects of the U.S.-China rivalry. Her election likely increases the importance of the interests of the least-developed members of the organisation, which may lead to a revival of talks that are sensitive to the EU, for example, concerning agriculture.

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