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BizBeat Ep. 43: WTO's first African, female chief to face many challenges
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made history as the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's a particularly difficult time for the global trade body. Globalization and multilateralism have been seriously undermined, largely due to former U.S. President Donald Trump, who used tariffs against China and the European Union to advance his "America first" trade agenda. What does this mean to the world as the former finance minister of Nigeria takes the helm of the WTO? Here's CGTN anchor Guan Xin with more insights.

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