#1: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The Forbes 2009 list of the World’s Most Powerful Women has just been released!
“At No. 1, for the fourth consecutive year, is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Up for reelection this September, she is leader of the world’s fourth-largest economy. She faces a tough year: Germany’s GDP is expected to shrink this year despite a small uptick in the second quarter.
Chief Executives Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo (No. 3), Cynthia Carroll of Anglo American (No. 4) and Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods (No. 6) rank among the world’s most powerful businesswomen and are tasked with steering their companies through unusually challenging times.”
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