World Trade Organization head: Global order has irrevocably changedThe World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated the global trade system has changed forever. She emphasized the need to look ...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
WTO says tariffs could bring contraction of 1% in global merchandise trade volumesThe WTO Director-General warns that new U.S. tariffs, along with previous ones, could reduce global trade by 1% in 2025 and potentially esc...
03 Apr, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as Trump threat loomsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed for a second term as the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with the 70-year-old Nigerian...
29 Nov, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
Not in dreamland: WTO aims for modest outcomes at Abu Dhabi meetingThe almost 30-year-old global watchdog, whose rules underpin 75% of global commerce, tries to strike deals by consensus, but such efforts a...
26 Feb, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
WTO DG hails Indian public policy think tank for its four-decade long role in civil societyIndia's top public policy think tank CUTS International has been praised by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr....
07 Apr, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Re-not de-globalise, Minus the salty bitsReforming globalisation to ensure that benefits reach those left behind and address its discontents will require strengthening bodies like ...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.17 PM IST
DAVOS 2023: WTO sticks with 1% projection for growth in global tradeDirector general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the WTO was not revising down its projection. The next assessment will be in April, she said.
20 Jan, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
WTO chief calls for reforms in carbon pricing, tariffs to clean up supply chainsA slew of urgent reforms in carbon pricing, import tariffs and regulatory issues are needed to decarbonise supply chains in time to achieve...
20 Jan, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
WTO chief warns world edging into 'global recession'"I think a global recession. That's what I think we are edging into. But at the same time, we have to start thinking of the recovery. We ha...
27 Sep, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
Facing "polycrisis", WTO chief warns of rocky road to dealsWorld Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged trade ministers to go the extra mile over the coming days to achieve agreements su...
12 Jun, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
Will hear India's concerns: WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaWTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday said India has a strong voice in the World Trade Organization and she is hopeful of a good outcome ...
23 Oct, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
WTO head hopes for deal by July on vaccine-sharing"It's going to be tough because there are still differences but we hope we can get to a pragmatic approach," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a vir...
14 Jun, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Head of WTO says she hopes there will be no UK-EU trade war"I would really, really hope that a UK-EU trade war will not take place," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in response to a qu...
12 Jun, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
WTO head urges G20 leaders to negotiate IP waiverThe head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday called on the leaders of the Group of 20 nations to make progress in negotiations ...
21 May, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
In 1st day on job, new WTO chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pushes for fisheries dealDirector-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former government minister, donned a mask and doled out elbow bumps — COVID-...
01 Mar, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Hopes for WTO momentum as new boss takes chargeThe 66-year-old Nigerian former finance minister takes the helm after the WTO was left adrift for seven months following the sudden departu...
01 Mar, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director-GeneralOkonjo-Iweala is the former Finance Minister of Nigeria and World Bank economist. The US, under the Donald Trump-administration, had blocke...
15 Feb, 2021, 08.43 PM IST