BBCNEWS Business Briefing July 13, 2024
We start with gender equality and the rising number of women at the top levels of business and finance. Today Christine Lagarde oversees her first policy meeting at the head of the European Central bank. Shell be named later as one of the worlds most powerful women by Forbes Magazine alongside the bosses of general motors, ibm and banco sa ntander. Lets put this in context though. This year the number of women running americas Top Companies hit a record high of 33. But thats still only around 6 . The number of female Board Members of companies around the world has almost doubled in the last de...