The writer is director-general of the World Trade Organization
On Monday I became the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization. Now we must roll up our sleeves and get to work.
The WTO already faced acute challenges, and they have been amplified by Covid-19. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy, affecting supply chains and disrupting transport and travel. The crisis has upended trade and economic activities, leading to job losses and reduced incomes around the world. It has erased years of economic gains made by developing countries and even decades of growth in some low income and least-developed countries.
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