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Aid versus trade

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |

TEDGlobal 2007

• June 2007

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a personal story explaining her own commitment to this cause.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a personal story explaining her own commitment to this cause.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Economist, international development expert

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A respected global economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's parents instilled in her the value of service to others.

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