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The members of the Swiss government, President 2021 Guy Parmelin
Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the General Assembly on his priorities for 2021 and also a report on the work of the Organization.
WTO Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General. Her term of office will expire on 31 August 2025.
EU to experience ‘even deeper recession’ than anticipated, as new forecast predicts 8.7% contraction
Brussels says the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is worse than they previously predicted. The Euro area economy will contract by 8.7% this year, according to forecasts released by the European Commission on Tuesday.