At Luthuli Memorial Lecture, WTO Chief Warns of Rising Protectionism and Calls for Stronger African Trade Integration

DURBAN, South Africa — Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, used a keynote address at the 19th Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture on Thursday to deliver a pointed assessment of global trade tensions and a cautious but optimistic outlook for Africa’s economic future. Speaking at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Campus, Dr. […]

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Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The World Trade Organization’s first African—and first female—director-general reflects on the impact of the pandemic on trade, the imperative to ensure that vaccines reach Africa and other emerging economies, and how to ensure that trade is more inclusive in the years ahead. In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, guest […]

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PAFTRAC Challenges WTO To Hear Africa’s Voice

Communiqué sets out a road map for WTO reform Communiqué calls for development to be at the centre of WTO reform Agriculture subsidies and non-tariff barriers highlighted as a specific hindrance to development Following a meeting convened by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) and hosted by the Afreximbank, a communiqué addressed […]

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