Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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  • Report of the TPRB from the Director-General on trade-related developments

    27 July 2022 Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. I am pleased to join you today to take stock of recent trade policy developments. Thank you, Ambassador VILLALOBOS (Mexico) for your introductory remarks. You mentioned MC12 and its success. One common thread running through the issues addressed there was the critical role of transparency — for markets Read more

  • National Foreign Trade Council: Strengthening the WTO and the global trading system

    27 April 2022 Thank you so much, Jake and Arrow for that kind introduction. It is wonderful to see Susan here. You’ve set a high bar for me to live up to. Receiving this World Trade Award is an incredible honour for me. I am humbled to be following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, Read more

  • Lecture Instituto Rio Branco, Brazil’s diplomatic academy

    18 April 2022 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. Bom dia! I have it on good authority that it is Foreign Minister Carlos Alberto França’s birthday. So let me start by wishing His Excellency many happy returns of the day. It’s an honour to be here at the Rio Branco Institute. Over the course of my career, Read more

  • OECD Competition Committee

    Secretary-General Cormann,  Mr. Fred Jenny, Chairman (of OECD Competition Committee), Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you very much for inviting me to join you for this event, a major feature in the international competition policy landscape. It is a pleasure to provide some remarks for this opening session after IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. This year’s Read more

  • DoBusiness Jamaica Virtual Conference: From Vulnerability to Antifragility Remarks

    Excellencies, The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Senator Don Wehby, Chairman of JAMPRO, Ms Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO, Ms Patricia Francis, Chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force  Ladies and gentlemen, friends, and participants. Allow me to start by thanking JAMPRO and the Government of Jamaica for the kind invitation. It is indeed Read more

  • Connecting Women Businesses Globally:  Sustainability of Business-From Surviving to Thriving

    International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Foundation Your Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa Your Royal Highness Princess Noor Bint Asem Excellencies, ladies – and gentlemen – I am delighted to be sharing this message with you today. I was excited when I received your invitation to speak here because of the themes you are looking Read more