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Feb 2022
26m 28s

Women running family businesses

Bbc World Service
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Family businesses play a crucial role in economies across the world. It is estimated that they account for more than half of global GDP – but few family firms are led by women. Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who’ve become the first females in their family to take over at the top. Caroline Fattal Fakhoury is on the Board of Directors of the Fattal Group in L ... Show More
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