THE Federal Government and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are advancing a shared agenda for trade-led growth, investment, and inclusive development. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja by the Ministry of Finance’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Mohammed Manga. Minister of Finance and Coordinating …
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THE World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current director-general, is the sole candidate for the position as her first term nears its conclusion. According to a statement released by the WTO on Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala expressed her willingness to serve a second four-year term on September 16. This …
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BENIN and Sierra Leone have formally accepted the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, bringing the total number of acceptances to 80. The acceptance documents were presented to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by Benin’s Ambassador Corinne Brunet and Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Lansana Gberie on July 19. Director-General Okonjo-Iweala …
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African Export-Import Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to amplify the impact of their strategically aligned joint efforts of promoting global trade. A statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Afreximbank’s Manager, Communications and Events, said the two organisations would promote global trade by …
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has implored members to respond to global crisis with a sense of urgency. This was made known on Sunday by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director-general while giving her opening remarks at the twelfth ministerial conference (MC) in Geneva. She said it was important for countries to respond …
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