Vol 61 No 22 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION One last hurdle 5th November 2020 When World Trade Organization General Council Chair David Walker recommended on 28 October that Nigeria's ex-finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala be appointed Director-General, three months of consultation seemed to...
Vol 61 No 20 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Amina misses out again 8th October 2020 Kenya's Amina Mohamed will again narrowly miss out on a top international job after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former finance minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, South Korea's trade chief, were...
Vol 61 No 18 | WORLD BANKWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Africans in the lead 10th September 2020 By the end of this year, two of the most important international organisations, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation,...
Vol 61 No 15 | KENYAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION A favourite for an impossible job 23rd July 2020 After several near misses in her search for a top international job, Amina Mohamed is a WTO front-runner. But what does she stand for? Of all the candidates gunning for the helm of the World Trade Organisation, Amina Mohamed probably ranks as the best prepared for the contest. Along with the rival...
Vol 61 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION At cross purposes on world trade 8th July 2020 Abuja's support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as next head of the WTO faces unforced errors and political hurdles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Abuja's candidate and emerging front-runner for the top post at the World Trade Organisation, faces tough questions about her campaign's use of lobbyists who advocate for...