The first African Director-General of the World Trade Organisation #Women'sWednesday #Powerfulwomen #Influentialwomen #Empoweredwomen Today is dedicated to all the powerful and influential women around the world. This Women's Wednesday Let's talk about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. When I became finance minister, they called me Okonjo-Wahala - or 'Trouble Woman.' It means 'I give you hell.' But I don't care what names they call me. I'm a fighter; I'm very focused on what I'm doing, and relentless in what I want to achieve, almost to a fault. If you get in my way, you get kicked.                                               -Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON ; born 13 June 1954, is a Nigerian economist , who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. Notably, she is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General.  She sits on boards of: Danone, Stan