Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

WTO chief urges US, China to de-escalate trade war

2025-10-17T13:23:22.000Z
Okonjo-Iweala, 70, a former Nigerian finance minister, made history by becoming the first female and African chief of the 30-year-old trade body in 2021.

WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala plans for second term

2024-09-16T15:01:00.000Z
Meetings in the capital of the United Arab Emirates were dominated by disorder and confusion.

Fractures in global trade deepen as WTO musters only a small win

2024-03-04T07:16:30.000Z
WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says: “We need to repair the multilateral trading system, reform it, make it fit for purpose, but don’t take it for granted."

WTO chief sees trade missing forecasts on growth headwinds

2024-02-26T07:53:55.000Z
“People don’t realise, they’ve taken for granted that 75 per cent of world trade is taking place on WTO terms: 75 per cent, in spite of all the FTAs and regional agreements,” WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a press conference at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva.

WTO chief insists global trade body still counts

2024-02-16T16:30:00.000Z
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the figure for 2024 world trade will now be lower in future forecasts.

WTO head 'less optimistic' for world trade due to Red Sea strikes

2024-01-17T11:36:48.000Z
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), says the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund had both downgraded global growth forecasts, while indicators on trade numbers were “not looking too good”.

WTO chief warns world edging into 'global recession'

2022-09-27T10:34:50.000Z
Nigeria facing 'serious challenges' amid oil price collapse

Nigeria facing 'serious challenges' amid oil price collapse

2014-11-18T19:30:44.000Z