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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ngozi_Okonjo-IwealaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala - Wikipedia

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON (/ ə ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ z i ə ˈ k oʊ n dʒ oʊ ɪ ˈ w eɪ l ə / ⓘ; born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian economist, who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.

  2. www.britannica.com › money › Ngozi-Okonjo-IwealaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala | Biography, WTO, World Bank, & Facts |...

    Jun 8, 2024 · Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born June 13, 1954, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American economist who served as the seventh director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2021. She was the first woman and the first African to head the WTO.

  3. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-54903788Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history at WTO - BBC

    Mar 1, 2021 · Ms Okonjo-Iweala gave up her job at the World Bank to work as Nigerian finance minister. One of her greatest achievements was leading a team which negotiated a whopping $18bn debt...

  4. www.ted.com › speakers › ngozi_okonjo_iwealaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala | Speaker | TED

    In 2021, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first African and first woman appointed director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). From 2003 to 2006, she was the Finance Minister of Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, and then became the country's Foreign Affairs Minister, the first woman to hold either position.

  5. www.wto.org › english › thewto_eWorld Trade Organization - Home page - Global trade

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-africa-54903788Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history at WTO - BBC News

    Mar 1, 2021 · Ms Okonjo-Iweala gave up her job at the World Bank to work as Nigerian finance minister. One of her greatest achievements was leading a team which negotiated a whopping $18bn debt...

  7. www.cnn.com › 2021/02/05 › businessNgozi Okonjo-Iweala: Nigerian economist is WTO’s first Black...

    Feb 5, 2021 · The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea’s candidate pulled out...

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2021/02/05 › businessNgozi Okonjo-Iweala Set to Become W.T.O.’s First Female Leader

    Feb 5, 2021 · Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an economist and former finance minister of Nigeria, appears set to become the next director general of the World Trade Organization, with the Biden administration announcing...

  9. www.ft.com › content › 95d66614-d8e0-4e0b-82c1-417153e2942fNgozi Okonjo-Iweala: Nigerian powerhouse to head the WTO

    Feb 12, 2021 · As a teenager, Okonjo-Iweala was witness to the horrors of the Nigerian civil war before studying development economics at Harvard and MIT. As finance minister, her less celebrated reforms paved...

  10. time.com › 5938816Why Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Wants to Reform the WTO | TIME

    Feb 13, 2021 · Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, first female head of the World Trade Organization, wants to remake the WTO for the 21st century