Question: Who has been appointed the Director General of World Trade Organization?
(a) Roberto Azevedo
(b) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(c) David Walker
(d) Yonov Frederick Agah
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been chosen as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- She would be the first woman as well as the first African national to hold the position.
- Okonjo-Iweala has served twice as Nigeria’s Finance Minister and also as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- She will succeed Roberto Azevedo, who stepped down on 31st August 2020.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
By – Amar Mani Upadhyay