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10.9.2020
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25.7.2024

World Trade Organization (WTO) to be led by a Woman for the very First Time in History

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In a public announcement on Thursday, WTO announced that for the first time ever, its vacant top job of Director-General has been narrowed to two contenders - Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister and South Korea’s trade minister. This is a forward-looking and promising step for such an institution. May the best woman win!

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World Trade Organization (WTO) to be led by a Woman for the very First Time in History.

In a public announcement on Thursday, WTO announced that for the first time ever, its vacant top job of Director-General has been narrowed to two contenders - Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister and South Korea’s trade minister, who are both women who are highly and diversely qualified for this role.

This is a forward-looking and promising step for such an institution. May the best woman win!

 

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In a public announcement on Thursday, WTO announced that for the first time ever, its vacant top job of Director-General has been narrowed to two contenders - Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister and South Korea’s trade minister. This is a forward-looking and promising step for such an institution. May the best woman win!

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