WTO is in front of huge challenges

Director General Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organization (WTO) today. WTO faces several major challenges for global trade with the world we live in today. We are in the middle of a pandemic with trade wars emerging. Thongs could look better..

We need a new strong Director General that can bridge the current gap and bring WTO to a new position. We need somebody that in the new normal both understands politics and trade policy. The election of a new Director General is essential for global trade and post-pandemic trade recovery.

I know Roberto Azevedo and he has done a lot of good things for the organization. However, it stands in front of a huge challenge that we need to resolve. The election of the new DG is key.

France24 has an interesting article about this and you can read it here: US-China tensions over WTO chief hobbles UN body