GENEVA (AN) — The embattled World Trade Organization shifted to the job of selecting a new director-general as the nominating period opened on Monday in an expected race between candidates from Mexico, Africa and Europe.
The selection of a successor to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, who will step down at the end of August, comes at a crucial time. As the only international organization that deals with the global rules of trade, the 164-nation WTO has been in U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-multilateralism crosshairs for some time.
