WTO: South Korea Challenges Okonjo-Iweala’s Bid For Director-General
June 25, 2020
4:28 am
The Republic of South Korea has provided a tough challenge for Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her bid to emerge as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO.
South Korea yesterday threw a challenge to the bid of Nigeria’s economist who is seeking to replace Roberto Azvedez, who will be stepping down on 31 August 2020.
The Asian country has nominated Ms Yoo Myung-Hee, who’s the country’s first female Trade Minister to run against Okonjo-Iweala.
Myung-Hee has been a negotiator, strategist and pioneer in her 25-year career in the trade sector.
She has played in the
