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posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 29 2017, @12:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the making-progress dept.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the World Bank's Women Entrepreneurs Fund, an idea that the president's elder daughter proposed, will work to help women in the Middle East who want to start their own businesses.

The [$100 million] donation from Saudi Arabia and the UAE was set to be announced at a Sunday event with President Trump's daughter, according to the report.

The first daughter spoke with Saudi women who are civil leaders, businesswomen and elected government officials during the president's first foreign trip.

The Hill

The announcement by World Bank President Jim Young Kim came during a visit to Saudi Arabia by President Trump, who was accompanied by his wife, Melania, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

"We thought it was a fantastic idea," Kim said. "But we had no idea how quickly this would build. This is really a stunning achievement. I've never seen anything come together so quickly, and I really have to say that Ivanka's leadership has been tremendous." The money will help kick off a $1 billion women's empowerment fund that the World Bank will announce in July, he said.

NPR

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @01:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 29 2017, @01:30AM (#516954)

    Remember when getting the saudis to pay $25M for HIV drugs [theintercept.com] disqualified Hillary from the presidency?

    Nope. Never happened!

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