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General News of Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Source: thisdaylive.com

Christine Lagarde congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde and Okonjo Iweala President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde and Okonjo Iweala

President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her emergence as World Trade Organisation director general.

“Congratulations to my friend Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on becoming the first female Director-General of the @wto. I’ve known Ngozi for many years. Her strong will and determination will drive her to tirelessly promote free trade to the benefit of people worldwide,” she tweeted Monday after Okonjo-lweala was selected as the new head of the global trade body by consensus by members of the WTO at a special general council.