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Agnes PEDRERO

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Wto chief faces heavy task as trump threat looms | Mind Blowing Facts

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is likely to face turbulence in her second term given Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats (Credit: AFP)

World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules.

Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, is the only candidate in the race, paving the way for the body's 166 members to re-elect the 70-year-old Nigerian at a closed-door meeting.

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