Path to global deals bumpy as we are in a 'polycrisis', WTO chief warns

Jun 16, 2022

The sign on the World Trade Organization headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

The World Trade Organization itself is having to adapt to the demands of turbulent times. Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Emma Farge

Correspondent, Reuters Geneva

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World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference ahead of the Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva, Switzerland. Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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