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Azevedo Stepping Down Early From a WTO Already on the Brink

  • Brazilian’s second term was scheduled to end in 2021
  • Decision comes at a delicate time for the Geneva trade body
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WTO’s Azevedo Said to Plan to Depart
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The World Trade Organization’s top official is quitting before his term ends in 2021, setting up a potentially contentious search for a successor at an organization caught in the middle of an economic fight between the U.S. and China in the early days of a global recession.