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Damaged WTO now leaderless as chief Azevedo steps down

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo gestures during a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, on January 20, 2017 in Davos. [AFP]  

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Drector Geral Roberto Azevedo stepped down yesterday, leaving the already-damaged global watchdog leaderless as it faces the biggest crisis in its 25-year history.

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