La nouvelle directrice de l’organisation mondiale du commerce Ngonzi Okonjo-Iweala place la suppression des subventions à la pêche parmi ses priorités. Après vingt ans de négociations sur le sujet, l’OMC touche au but. Richard Monteil, le 18/02/2021 Les dernières déclarations de Ngonzi Okonjo-Iweala au sujet de la surpêche sont claires : « Cela ne peut plus durer. On ne peut […]
The sixth edition of the Youth & Leaders Summit was held online over three days on 18-19-20 January 2021. It was dedicated to Wars and Peace: Solving Conflicts, Building Human Security. Over 50 distinguished guest speakers from all over the world participated and discussed with students of Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). […]
By Emma Farge, Alexis Akwagyiram, Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA (Reuters) – Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to receive unanimous backing on Monday to become the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organization. A self-declared “doer” with a track record of taking on seemingly intractable […]
Former World Bank vice-president wants trade body to focus on raising living standards in the wake of the pandemic William Wallis FEBRUARY 12 2021 Taking on apparently insurmountable challenges is something of a habit for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In 2003, when she left her job as vice-president of the World Bank to return to Nigeria as finance […]
In this conversation Pradeep S. Mehta Secretary General, CUTS International interacts with Pascal Lamy, former Director General WTO. CUTS earlier did a webinar on « What would happen to the world without WTO ». In this conversation Pascal Lamy explains priorities of WTO in today’s time.
Sandra Gallina Een Italiaanse vertaler werd de onderhandelaar namens de EU met de grote farmaceuten. Gallina is bekend als een scherpe én Europese onderhandelaar: niet de snelheid maar de prijs en aansprakelijkheid stonden voorop. Ursula von der Leyen erkende woensdag dat de Commissie te optimistisch is geweest over levering van vaccins. Clara van de Wiel Veel […]
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