Congrats to #Brazil's #Lula for a historic 3rd term in office! Beyond healing the current unfortunate political divide, the new administration's biggest challange will be balancing prudent macro fiscal spending and governing with a conscience. It can be done.
#VaiBrazil
Conversei com o presidente da Guiné Bissau, @USEmbalo, importante país africano e também de língua portuguesa. Manifestei que o Brasil irá voltar a ter a África como uma prioridade nas suas relações com o mundo. 🇧🇷🇬🇼
📸: @ricardostuckert
Our Chart of the Week blogs have chronicled a turbulent year, from war and inflation to social unrest and rising interest rates. See our look back at 2022 in visuals updated with the latest data. https://t.co/XOVQ65JTzE
Warmest congratulations to my dear colleague @mremae from #Tanzania who has been appointed Deputy Executive Director of @UNEP. I greatly look forward to working with Elizabeth as we seek to deepen action #ForPeopleForPlanet.
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Wishing all my friends and followers a very merry Xmas and the best of 2023! Thank you for your friendship and support and May God grant us all a more peaceful, happy and fruitful 2023!!
A truly great milestone! Congrats to the @wto for remaining relevant despite the various attacks and setbacks to multilateralism. Long live free and fair international trade.
On 30 Oct 1947, the GATT was signed 🎊.
From GATT’s early days to 2021, world trade volume has grown 4300% (it’s not a typo).
The GATT/@wto is hugely relevant to global trade (& to you).
To celebrate and discuss 75y of GATT & where to, join @NOIweala@D_A_Irwin & me on Tuesday.
Was a great time catching up earlier in the month with the fantastic CEO of @SBGroup Brazil, Natalia Dias, and the @AFROCHAMBERccab at the Standard Bank Brazil organized Africa Day event 'Brazil and Africa: Interwined Destines'.
#latepost
Geopolitical tensions and the rise of emerging market economies may lead countries to rethink their accumulation of US dollar reserves. IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas in the latest @imf_podcast https://t.co/iviDY2Grx0
Honoured last week to have met with #Nigerian and #Brazilian diplomatic and top business figures at a trade forum and dinner hosted by the Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil and the @AFROCHAMBERccab. Grateful to be contributing to trade and cultural exchanges between the two regions.
OECD is hiring a trade policy analyst to undertake advanced empirical research and generate policy advice on trade and environment related policy issues. Join us! https://t.co/DIAbpak1va
A strong case for multilateralism. Not to be missed.
@wto | News - Speech - DG @NOIweala Okonjo-Iweala - Multilateralism “must be reimagined and fit for purpose,” DG tells Brazilian diplomats https://t.co/YqgqQUk6GT
BREAKING: WTO revises its 2022 trade forecast downwards to 3% from 4.7% previously as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and continued #COVID19 lockdowns weigh on world trade. The latest #WTOForecast is here: https://t.co/MZMzwy5WdZ
In Brazil, an important agricultural powerhouse at this time of a global food crisis. With Ambassador and Mrs Parola, and @wto team: DDG @_AnabelG, @sfevrier, @NicoleNMensa and @jana174.
Happy to have formally graduated (with distinction) from the #OneMBA Global Executive MBA Program (2019- 2021) at @FGV_EAESP, Sao Paulo. Also thrilled to have completed 8 additional credits from @YaleSOM and @FudanUniv, China. All glory to God.
#OneMBAClassof2021
Wonderful to meet 2 dynamic women leaders in trade: Reta Jo Lewis, President & @EXIMChair of @EximBankUS, & Enoh Ebong, Director - US Trade & Development Agency @USTDA to discuss @WTO reform, collaboration on MSMEs, Women in Trade & strengthening the Multilateral Trading System.
The World Health Organization said that six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/iferE0wtiw
The EU welcomed more than 40 African leaders to Brussels in an effort to reset ties with Africa. The European Union will offer several packages of support at the summit to bolster health, education and stability in the continent https://t.co/DdKFJoHb2c