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May 2024
36m 36s

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the White House’s...

Foreign Policy
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Increasingly, countries are closing off their economics and questioning the case for globalization. But where does this leave the Bretton Woods institutions intended to facilitate peace and prosperity through trade? World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joins FP Live to discuss. Suggested reading: Gordon Brown: A New Multilateralism E ... Show More
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