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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON (/ ə ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ z i ə ˈ k oʊ n dʒ oʊ ɪ ˈ w eɪ l ə / ⓘ; born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-American economist, who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.
May 9, 2024 · Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born June 13, 1954, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American economist who served as the seventh director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2021. She was the first woman and the first African to head the WTO.
Mar 1, 2021 · Ms Okonjo-Iweala gave up her job at the World Bank to work as Nigerian finance minister. One of her greatest achievements was leading a team which negotiated a whopping $18bn debt write-off in...
Mar 1, 2021 · Ms Okonjo-Iweala gave up her job at the World Bank to work as Nigerian finance minister. One of her greatest achievements was leading a team which negotiated a whopping $18bn debt write-off in...
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Sep 15, 2021 · As the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, a 164-member group of nations that oversees trade across the world, Okonjo-Iweala took on the role of director-general...
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Why you should listen. In 2021, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman appointed director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). From 2003 to 2006, she was the Finance Minister of Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, and then became the country's Foreign Affairs Minister, the first woman to hold either position.
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Feb 15, 2021 · Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role amid disagreement over how the body...
