FM Nirmala Sitharaman ranks 41 in 2020 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tops

FM Nirmala Sitharaman ranks 41 in 2020 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tops

• The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has once again entered the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’, for the second year in a row.
• Sitharaman has been ranked at 41st place in the 2020 edition of the annual ranking. In 2019, the 61-year-old Sitharaman was ranked at 34.
• The list has been topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.
• European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde is at second position the second year in a row while US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is at third spot, entering the list for the first time.
• The 2020 edition is 17th annual Forbes Power List and comprises women from 30 countries who were born across four generations.

Top 5 Names in the list

Source: The Times of India