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WTO director-general warns global supply chain problems could last ‘several months’

Okonjo-Iweala addressed shipping issues, global trade and Covid vaccine access at the FT Africa Summit

Global supply chain problems could drag on for “several months” as shipping companies struggle to bridge a “supply-demand mismatch” and counter a persistent shortage of containers, the head of the World Trade Organization has said.

Trillions of dollars of pandemic-related stimulus were feeding into a surge in consumer demand, said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, prompting businesses to hoard hard-to-come-by inventory.

“When I speak to some business people, there’s a bit of panic this year that their supply chain is going to be impacted,” the WTO director-general said in an interview at the FT Africa Summit.

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