China s Zhang Xiangchen appointed as WTO deputy chief
Xinhua
04 May 2021, 23:30 GMT+10
GENEVA, May 4 (Xinhua) Zhang Xiangchen, Vice Minister in the Ministry of Commerce of China, was appointed Tuesday as deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Zhang has had an extensive career of more than 30 years in international trade, and served from 2017 to 2020 as China s Permanent Representative to the WTO. Zhang is one of the four deputy directors-general (DDGs) appointed Tuesday by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The other three are Angela Ellard of the United States, Anabel Gonzalez of Costa Rica, and Jean-Marie Paugam of France. It is the first time in the history of our Organization that half of the DDGs are women. This underscores my commitment to strengthening our Organization with talented leaders whilst at the same time achieving gender balance in senior positions, said Okonjo-Iweala.
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Experts urge Pakistan to join RCEP
Partnership will help country to participate in global, regional supply chains
KARACHI:
It is important for Pakistan to be part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in order to expand the country’s network of free trade agreements (FTAs) and facilitate its participation in the global and regional supply chains, said Pakistan Institute of Development Economics non-resident senior fellow Anabel Gonzalez.
Speaking at an online webinar titled “Pakistan’s Trade Potential and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement”, she said RCEP had the capacity to inject new momentum into Pakistan’s export strategy for increasing and diversifying exports.
Biden Faces Tough Challenges in Fixing World Trade System
WASHINGTON Globalists await President Joe Biden’s reset on U.S. trade policy, although deep-seated problems and lack of consensus among allies are likely to create a significant hurdle for the new administration in fixing the global trading system that has failed to contain non-market economies such as China.
Biden has promised to take a more multilateral approach in dealing with trade issues, and he is expected to radically change U.S. policies toward the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The new administration signaled that it would engage with other members to revive the international body, which has been crippled by the Trump administration’s policies.
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