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Merkel and May world's most powerful women, says Forbes
By EUobserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel and UK prime minister Theresa May are the two most powerful women in the world, according to the annual ranking of US magazine Forbes. The top ten includes two other Europeans, the International Monetary Fund's chief Christine Lagarde (France), at number 8, and Ana Patricia Botin, the chair of Spanish banking group Santander (number 9). The seven other top ten women are from the US.