Reforming Global Trade Rules Is Tough but Doable: WTO Chief

Reforming Global Trade Rules Is Tough but Doable: WTO Chief
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview for Reuters Next, ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 25, 2021. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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GENEVA—The head of the World Trade Organization stressed the importance of reforming the global trade body to prevent further trade wars but warned it would be “very tough” amid high geopolitical tensions.

The 27-year-old global trade body, under pressure to prove its relevance, was due to have held a major ministerial meeting this week and a plan to update the global trade rule book was among the key topics.