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5 reasons why the role of WTO Director-General matters

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo attends a news conference on the annual global trade forecast at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC11A8B1A6E0

With the World Trade Organization (WTO) under threat, the position of the Director-General is more important than ever. Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

David Tinline
Consultant and Former Senior Advisor, WTO Director-General
Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres
Senior Fellow, University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, and Former Foreign Trade Secretary of Brazil
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