WTO to appoint first female boss as shortlist narrows to two

With UK’s Liam Fox eliminated the contest is now between Yoo Myung-hee and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The World Trade Organization is set to be run by a woman for the first time in its 25-year history after it was announced that the final choice to be its new director-general will be between South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Britain’s former international trade secretary Liam Fox failed to make the final shortlist as the number of candidates was whittled down from five to two.

The eight candidates to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization are:

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/wto-to-appoint-first-female-boss-as-shortlist-narrows-to-two

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