Bring the World Trade Organization (WTO) out of paralysis and resuscitate multilateralism. This shows whether the stakes for the twelfth ministerial conference, which will be held next week for four days in Geneva, are high. Because of Covid, it has been four years since the trade ministers of the 164 members of the organization have not met for this great mass which normally takes place every two years. In the meantime, there has been a change of management: the Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala succeeded the Brazilian Roberto Azevedo who had announced his surprise resignation in the midst of the pandemic. First woman and first representative of the African continent at the helm, she took the institution head on and intends to use all her political weight to advance the many projects on the table. "
The outcome is uncertain,
”she admits a few days before the meeting.
Stating that the delegations are already there and are conducting intense negotiations.
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