China jointed the WTO in December 2001, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledging the “monumental moment that happened 20 years ago”. Photo: Reuters
China jointed the WTO in December 2001, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledging the “monumental moment that happened 20 years ago”. Photo: Reuters
Economy /  China Economy

China ‘central’ to WTO reform, global trade chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says

  • Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as the director general of the troubled World Trade Organization (WTO) in March
  • The Geneva-based body widely acknowledged to be in need of overhaul and reform and it has been operating without its Appellate Body since December 2019

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Updated: 2:36am, 21 Apr, 2021

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China jointed the WTO in December 2001, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledging the “monumental moment that happened 20 years ago”. Photo: Reuters
China jointed the WTO in December 2001, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledging the “monumental moment that happened 20 years ago”. Photo: Reuters
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