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Kristalina Georgieva is one of the 15 most powerful women in the world

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva
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The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva places 15th in this year’s Forbes’ ranking of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. In Forbes’ ranking of the Worlds’ Most Powerful Women in Policics 2019 Kristalina Georgieva occupies the 5th position. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is 1st in this ranking. Kristalina Georgieva is a Bulgarian economist. She served as Chief Executive of the World Bank and Deputy President of the European Commission before she was appointed as Managing Director of the IMF.




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