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Hello, this is Kasmira. As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala prepares to present her plans to member states for leading the WTO through a second term, implied between the lines will be how to make the organisation resilient to incoming US president Donald Trump's tariff-hitting, "go-it-alone" approach to global trade.

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Kasmira Jefford

27.11.2024


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Member states will decide at a meeting of the WTO's General Council on 28 and 29 November, will decide whether to reappoint director general Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term. (Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

WTO chief to reveal plans for second term ahead of looming Trump presidency Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , who is running unopposed to lead the organisation for a second term, will set out her vision to member states on Thursday. But with multilateral cooperation at an all-time low, and an incoming US administration unlikely to play by global trade rules, she’ll have a fight on her hands.

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