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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11696
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NEWS BRIEFS / Wto

Roberto Azevêdo from Brazil is sole candidate for continuing his mandate

04/01/2017 (Agence Europe)On Wednesday 4 January, the chairperson of the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Norwegian ambassador to the WTO Harald Neple, informed WTO countries that no other candidacy had been received for the post of WTO Director-General by 31 December 2016 deadline and that the acting Director-General, Roberto Azevêdo from Brazil, had therefore been the only candidate for this post.  Azevêdo has therefore reaffirmed his willingness to carry...