World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged diversification in global supply chains, amid ongoing efforts to progress the body’s reform. “There is an overconcentration of manufacturing in certain sectors in certain countries,” she told CNBC’s Martin Soong on the sidelines of the latest weekend summit of G-7 (Group of Seven) …
Read More »Stop Depending On Oil, Diversify Revenue Sources, Okonjo-Iweala Urges Govs-Elect
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has advised incoming governors to stop depending on crude oil and diversify the sources of revenue in their domains. She spoke on Monday during an induction organised for elected governors in Abuja, two weeks before the May 29 inauguration. …
Read More »WTO, US urge Nigeria, others to fast-track renewable energy transition
Ebuka Daniel The World Trade Organisation and the United States have advised Nigeria and other developing countries to work towards a quick transition into renewable energy as trade rules were changing to favour climate laws. The US Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry said this at the virtual opening session …
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