Six candidates are vying to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) — an institution which faced mammoth challenges even before the pandemic-driven global economic crisis struck, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported on Wednesday.
The window to enter the race slams shut on Wednesday, in a speed-up contest to replace the outgoing WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo — the Brazilian career diplomat who is stepping down one year early at the end of August.
The six candidates in the running are from Egypt, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Nigeria and South Korea.
The six candidates are South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee; Kenya’s former foreign minister Amina Mohamed;…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
