{"id":6744,"date":"2019-12-30T05:32:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T05:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=6744"},"modified":"2019-12-30T05:32:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T05:32:48","slug":"forbes-top-25-most-powerful-women-in-the-world-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/forbes-top-25-most-powerful-women-in-the-world-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes&#8217; top 25 most powerful women in the world for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>German chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes&#8217; annual\nranking of the world&#8217;s most powerful women for 2019. Every year, Forbes\ncompiles a list of the most influential female leaders from across the globe,\nin sectors including politics, business and entertainment. Merkel has received\ntop billing on the list for the ninth year running, with the publication\npraising her &#8220;steely reserve, from standing up to Donald Trump to allowing\nmore than a million Syrian refugees into Germany&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming in second place is Christine Lagarde, president of\nthe European Central Bank, who previously served as managing director of the\nInternational Monetary Fund and placed 22nd on the most powerful people in the\nworld list last year. Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who was recently\nnamed Time magazine&#8217;s person of the year, has been placed 100th on Forbes&#8217;\nlist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes&#8217; annual ranking of the world&#8217;s most powerful women for 2019. Every year, Forbes compiles a list of the most influential female leaders from across the globe, in sectors including politics, business and entertainment. 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