Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist and international development expert currently serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). She is the first woman and the first African to hold this position. Okonjo-Iweala has previously held the role of Finance Minister in Nigeria and has worked at the World Bank for over two decades, where she played a crucial role in various global economic initiatives. In her recent address at the Paris summit on AI, she highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence to significantly boost global trade, while also cautioning about the risks it poses to gender pay equity.
Born on Jun 13, 1954 (70 years old)
Global Media Ratings
Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 8.50 | 0.09% | +0% | 206,139,589 | 175,289 | $448,000 | 381$ |
| Ghana | 2 | 7.50 | 0.32% | +10% | 31,072,945 | 109,377 | $67,000 | 236$ |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 5.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 38,137 | 14 | $6,900 | 3$ |
| Mauritania | 1 | 8.00 | 0.21% | +0% | 4,649,658 | 9,851 | $8,000 | 17$ |
| Guatemala | 1 | 8.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 17,915,568 | 12,138 | $82,000 | 56$ |
| China | 1 | 9.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 1,402,112,000 | 373,399 | $14,000,000 | 3,728$ |
| Kenya | 1 | 6.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 53,771,296 | 45,919 | $106,000 | 91$ |
| Totals | 9 | 1,715,699,193 | 725,987 | $14,717,900 | 4,512$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Nigeria:
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organisation.
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China:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed appreciation for China's progress and its role in achieving UN poverty reduction goals.
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Kenya:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, spoke to Lagos-based Channels Television on the sidelines of the summit.
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Guatemala:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala calls on China and the United States to use dialogue to seek consensus.
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Ghana:
Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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Ghana:
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged African leaders to reduce their reliance on borrowing and explore innovative ways to attract investments.
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Mauritania:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was congratulated by the ambassador on her reappointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organization for another four years.
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Liechtenstein:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala suggested that countries should negotiate with Trump regarding the tariffs.
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Nigeria:
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said her staff had calculated that 'near universal adoption of AI… could increase trade by up to 14 percentage points'.
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