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    Diplomats attending WTO meeting in Geneva dance to 'I Will Survive'

    Diplomats attending WTO meeting in Geneva dance to 'I Will Survive'

    18 Jun 2022

    Since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last year, one of her main bugbears has been the negotiating style of member countries, which...

    WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ negotiations

    WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ negotiations

    17 Jun 2022

    After all-night talks, members of the World Trade organisation early on Friday reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing, broaden production of COVID-19 vaccines in the...

    World trade in medical goods grow 16.3 per cent: WTO

    World trade in medical goods grow 16.3 per cent: WTO

    31 Jul 2021

    GENEVA: Trade in medical goods registered growth of 16.3 per cent in 2020 - compared with 4.7 per cent growth in 2019 when the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting, according...

    WTO discusses COVID-19 impact on trade in Arab, Mideast region

    WTO discusses COVID-19 impact on trade in Arab, Mideast region

    26 Mar 2021

    Key trade negotiators, decision makers and private sector representatives from Arab and Middle Eastern countries discussed contemporary trade policy issues in the region, including the impact of the COVID-19...

    Reform expected

    Reform expected

    25 Feb 2021

    On Feb. 15 the World Trade Organisation (WTO) elected Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the body’s seventh director general. She is the first woman and the first African to hold this post....

    Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss

    Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss

    15 Feb 2021

    Gulf Today Report  Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed on Monday as the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization, at a special general meeting....

    WTO to be led by a woman for first time; markets up

    WTO to be led by a woman for first time; markets up

    08 Oct 2020

    The World Trade organisation (WTO)  announced on Thursday that South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as the two finalists to become the next...

    UAE supports WTO’s statement on COVID-19, multilateral trading system

    UAE supports WTO’s statement on COVID-19, multilateral trading system

    07 May 2020

    The UAE has announced its support for the ministerial statement issued by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on trade policies, under the framework of the fight against the coronavirus,...

    Global unity needed to address trade plunge

    Global unity needed to address trade plunge

    08 Apr 2020

    With more than half of humanity asked to stay at home and economic activity grinding to a virtual standstill in many places, the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 coronavirus continues unabated....

    Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid virus: WTO

    Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid virus: WTO

    08 Apr 2020

    Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday, warning that the numbers...

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