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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