BEVERLY HILLS, October 02, (THEWILL) – The remaining five candidates in the race for the job of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will know their fate next week.
The five candidates will be whittled down again, to two in the second round of elimination .
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Kenya’s Amina Mohamed, Britain’s Liam Fox, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri, and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee are, however, still in the race.
While expectations are high for Africa to finally get a shot at running the organisation which has counted three Director-Generals from Europe, and one each from Oceania, Asia, and South America since its creation in 1995; there is however no requirement for a regional rotation of the Director General’s position It remains unclear whether the WTO members will ultimately settle for another European leader.
The WTO aims to select a winner in November. However, a Director-General that will emerge in the end, will be taking over an organization mired in crises, and struggling to help members navigate a severe global economic slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
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