BLC represents Lebanon at the board of trustees of the International Banking Federation for Women

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BLC issued a statement yesterday indicating that it has appointed Ms. Tania Musallem, assistant general director, to represent the BLC at the Board of Trustees of the International Banking Federation for Women. Musallem who is the creator of the “We Initiative” will serve a three year mandate at the Federation. Musallem had joined the bank in 2008, has more than 17 years of banking experience, and holds a Masters degree in finance and communication from the ESSEC University in France and a Business Administration degree from the American University in Beirut.
The bank statement notes that the Federation was set up in 2000 to serve as an international network of pioneer finance organisations concerned in supporting women's capacities worldwide while focusing on business women who head small and medium enterprises.  The Federation currently consists of 34 organisations working in more than 135 countries to build creative programmes and provide women with opportunities to reach markets, capital, education and training.  The Federation builds the capacities of its members to serve their women clients and to raise women’s awareness of their vital economic roles as investors, consumers and business owners.
The BLC statement also notes that the bank became a member of the Federation in 2011, and was the first from the Middle East, because of its efforts in promoting women's economic empowerment and after launching the “We Initiative” which has become a well known platform for women as it allows them to learn, communicate and share experience with a view towards encouraging them to develop their businesses and meet their personal and financial goals.  The bank has also contributed to the preparation of a guidebook that the Federation has launched, for the sole usage of its members, and which provides a checklist of needed steps to set up a women economic empowerment initiative.  
Source: Al-Diyar 23 October 2013