PRINCESS REEMA BINT BANDAR

Video: Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema on how lack of financial self-sufficiency for women is #Solvable

Princess Reema told the Wyomingnews.com, "I needed to come here and get a lay of the land, understand what exists, so that I can then invite the kingdom to come to Wyoming and say, this may be somewhere you want to do business."
A new video interview released by the Rockefeller Foundation as part of a series on solvable problems around the world features Saudi Arabia's new Ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar, discussing the issue of a lack financial literacy for women across the world.

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PIF

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Investment

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Reema Bint Bandar

Lack of financial self-sufficiency for women is #Solvable

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Labor Regulations

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EXIM Bank

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Pharmaceuticals

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Women

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Arts and Entertainment

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ICT

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Biodiversity

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