Economics
WTO Leadership Race Hits New Hurdle as Geneva Lockdown Returns
- Local officials impose new restrictions amid rising infections
- Would delay Okonjo-Iweala’s bid to be WTO’s first woman leader
The potential delay of next week’s meeting is neither the only nor the greatest hurdle to Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment.
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The World Trade Organization’s effort to select a new leader next week could be delayed for at least another month because of the rapid spread of Covid-19 in Switzerland.