Okonjo-Iweala’s selection as WTO DG postponed “untill further notice”

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a general council meeting set for Monday, November 9, where members were expected to review whether to select their next Director- General (DG), Bloomberg reported yesterday. According to the news outlet, the decision will delay the WTO’s ability to confirm Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African and first woman to lead the organisation in its 25-year history. The statement obtained by Bloomberg said that the meeting would be postponed until further notice and that the chairman of the WTO general council will…

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