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There is urgent need to accelerate vaccinations in low income countries – IMF, WB, WTO

A joint statement released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization, and World Trade Organization has said there is urgent need to accelerate vaccinations in low-income Countries (LICs), where, according to the bodies, under 5% of the population is fully vaccinated, as well as in …

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US tries to block first African head of WTO

The appointment of Nigeria’s ex-finance minister to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been thrown into doubt after the US opposed the move. On Wednesday, a WTO nominations committee recommended the group’s 164 members appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She would be the first woman and first African to lead the …

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