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Trump Tariffs Could Cause Global Trade Drop By 1% In 2025 Warns WTO
After Trump on Wednesday unveiled a blitz of harsher-than-expected levies aimed at countries around the globe, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned the measures would "have substantial implications for global trade and economic growth prospects".
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Global Recession Ahead, Warns World Trade Body Chief
The World Trade Organization's chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global recession due to multiple colliding crises
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Road Will Be Bumpy: World Trade Body Chief Ahead Of High-Stakes Meet
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
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Facing "Polycrisis", WTO Chief Warns Of Rocky Road To Deals
World Trade Organization director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged trade ministers gathering in Geneva to go the extra mile over the coming days and said she would consider one or two global trade deals a success.
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WTO Cuts Down Global Trade Volume Growth For 2022 To 3% Over Ukraine Conflict
The world merchandise trade volume is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2022 against the earlier forecast of 4.7 per cent
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Vaccine Answer Close, But Facing Effort To Block It: WTO Chief
The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an "orchestrated effort" to block a deal, the body's chief said on Thursday.
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WTO Chief Calls For Reforms To Prevent Future Trade Wars
The head of the World Trade Organisation stressed the importance of reforming the global trade body to prevent further trade wars
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India Among 5 World Trade Body Member Nations To Produce 75% Of Global Covid Vaccines
Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday.
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Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Becomes First Female To Head World Trade Organisation
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization, at a special general meeting.
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World Trade Body To Have Its First Woman Leader Soon
The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee made it through Thursday to the final run-off, a WTO spokesman announced.
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South Africa pushing for more World Bank, IMF reforms
The candidates are Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, supported by African and other developing countries, and Dartmouth University President Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee.
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World Bank announces 3 candidates for top job
The World Bank announced on Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and two others from developing countries.
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Trump Tariffs Could Cause Global Trade Drop By 1% In 2025 Warns WTO
After Trump on Wednesday unveiled a blitz of harsher-than-expected levies aimed at countries around the globe, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned the measures would "have substantial implications for global trade and economic growth prospects".
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Global Recession Ahead, Warns World Trade Body Chief
The World Trade Organization's chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global recession due to multiple colliding crises
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Road Will Be Bumpy: World Trade Body Chief Ahead Of High-Stakes Meet
The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.
-
Facing "Polycrisis", WTO Chief Warns Of Rocky Road To Deals
World Trade Organization director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged trade ministers gathering in Geneva to go the extra mile over the coming days and said she would consider one or two global trade deals a success.
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WTO Cuts Down Global Trade Volume Growth For 2022 To 3% Over Ukraine Conflict
The world merchandise trade volume is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2022 against the earlier forecast of 4.7 per cent
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Vaccine Answer Close, But Facing Effort To Block It: WTO Chief
The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an "orchestrated effort" to block a deal, the body's chief said on Thursday.
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WTO Chief Calls For Reforms To Prevent Future Trade Wars
The head of the World Trade Organisation stressed the importance of reforming the global trade body to prevent further trade wars
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India Among 5 World Trade Body Member Nations To Produce 75% Of Global Covid Vaccines
Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday.
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Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Becomes First Female To Head World Trade Organisation
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization, at a special general meeting.
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World Trade Body To Have Its First Woman Leader Soon
The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee made it through Thursday to the final run-off, a WTO spokesman announced.
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South Africa pushing for more World Bank, IMF reforms
The candidates are Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, supported by African and other developing countries, and Dartmouth University President Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee.
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World Bank announces 3 candidates for top job
The World Bank announced on Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and two others from developing countries.
