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Meral is Empower Women’s Regional Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia. She focuses specifically on partnership building with the private sector, universities and other stakeholders. Prior to joining the United Nations, Meral established the Women Banking department at Turk Ekonomi Bankasi where she rolled out initiatives and functions from the ground up. She has also worked at the World Bank and the private sector across Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Her areas of expertise include women entrepreneurship and financial inclusion. Meral has three boys and speaks Turkish, English, French and Spanish.