The United States on Friday endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation. The endorsement, which came hours after South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee withdrew her candidacy, draws Okonjo-Iweala closer
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