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Survey: Management, political experience prized in search for WTO leader

July 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM
The global trade community is looking for a new World Trade Organization director-general with not only political bona fides, but also management experience, according a new survey. Eight candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to replace Director-General Roberto Azevêdo – hailing from Mexico, Egypt, Nigeria, Moldova, South Korea, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Azevêdo will step down at the end of August. The survey , published by European University Institute Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies...


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