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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.

Independently verifiedLatest source dated 2026-03-26Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What outcomes can be attributed to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala?

Paris Club debt agreement with Nigeria (October 2005)

Independently verified
Role
As Minister of Finance, headed the Nigerian delegation in the negotiations
Outcome
Debt cancellation estimated at about US$18 billion (incl. moratorium interest), about 60% of roughly US$30 billion owed to Paris Club creditors; Nigeria to pay US$12.4 billion
Reported by
Paris Club (creditor group secretariat) press release, 20 October 2005
[1]

Sources

  1. Paris Club agrees to a comprehensive treatment of Nigeria's debt (press release)Paris Club, 2005-10-20, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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