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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of the WTO: What is going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on trade

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of the WTO: What is going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on trade

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Ben Thompson speaks to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about trade at a time of global turbulence

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“The global economy is full of uncertainty… business doesn't do
that well with uncertainty. So with respect to trade… what is
going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on
trade” Ben Thompson speaks to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director
General of the World Trade Organisation. The global trade system
- embodied by the WTO - is supposed to bring countries together
by setting and enforcing the rules for them to sell goods and
services to each other as well as resolve trade disputes. This
week in Cameroon a WTO ministerial Conference is taking place
against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and unprecedented
challenges to the established world trading system. The war,
President Trump's tariffs and a growing urge for independence are
all impacting the way goods and services flow across borders. In
this interview Dr Okonjo-Iweala discusses the restrictions coming
into force and their impact on global trade. She also talks about
the need to reform the trading system so it works better for all
parties. The Interview brings you conversations with people
shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews
from the BBC, including episodes with Samantha Power, former US
ambassador to the UN and Dame Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of
Canterbury. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The
Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or
wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Ben Thompson
Producers: Jonathan Josephs, Clare Williamson Editor: Damon Rose
Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the
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(Image: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Credit: PIERRE ALBOUY/AFP via
Getty Images)