Two candidates are currently running for the post of WTO Director-General, one of them will be chosen by the end of October.
Two candidates are competing for the post of the new director-general of the World Trade Organization, which means that for the first time in history, the post of head of the WTO will be taken by a woman.
Former World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean Minister of Commerce Yoo Myung Hee qualified for the final round.
Note that the third stage of consultations will begin on October 19 and will last until October 27.
Recall that the WTO CEO announced his resignation back in May 2020. He stated that “this decision was not easy” and explained that he had discussed it with his family. Later it became known that he was leaving to work for Pepsi.
