Starting a new job is always daunting. For Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who just weeks ago started a new stint as director general at the World Trade Organization, the timing could not be more trying: she is taking over the world s largest global trade body amid once-in-a-generation public health and economic crises that have emboldened protectionist inclinations around the world.
Who is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and how has her worldview shaped her politics and policymaking? p strong Nigerian trailblazer. /strong em strong Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics. /strong /em /p p As Nigeria s first female finance minister (2003-2006 and 2011-2015) under presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala oversaw sweeping financial reforms that helped stabilize the country s volatile economy. Indeed, her leadership was crucial in ensuring $18 billion in a href https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/wo
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