The first woman and the first African to hold the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has ... Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University.

Okonjo-Iweala had a 25-year career at the World Bank, eventually becoming its number two. She was the Washington-based institution's managing director and ran for the top job in 2012.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist with a Harvard degree, has a distinguished career in international development and finance that spans more than thirty years. She is the first African and ...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned that trade policy uncertainty is further weighing on projected trade growth this year. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned Tuesday that ...

Global trade is expected to plummet this year in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive, fuelling uncertainty that threatens “severe negative consequences” for the world, the ...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General for a second term. This was announced by the WTO in a post on X on Friday. The General ...