Queen Máxima as UN Advocate for Inclusive Financial Services: 2009 - present

[iceflower]

Queen Máxima provided virtual opening remarks at the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) High-Level Symposium today, October 4:


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** unsgsa: UNSGSA Queen Máxima Virtual Remarks at G20 GPFI Event on Vulnerabilities in a Post-Pandemic World **

[iceflower]

As the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development Queen Máxima held a virtual speech at the opening of the EU Sustainable Investment Summit "Make it sustainable: investing together in our future" in Den Haag today, October 7.


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Here's a copy of her speech in English:


** royal-house: Digital speech Queen Máxima at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit ‘Make it Sustainable: Investing together in Our Future’ **

[iceflower]

Queen Máxima recently discussed financial inclusion and related topics with TheBanker’s Silvia Pavoni:


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[eya]

Queen Máxima take part in the 2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Aspen Institute


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[iceflower]

Here’s Queen Máxima‘s contribution to the summit yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTLWDyDhRB0

[iceflower]

Queen Máxima co-hosted a „virtual roundtable meeting on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and financial inclusion“ today, October 27:


** UNSGSA Queen Máxima Co-Hosts BIS Virtual Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion **

[eya]

Queen Máxima is present in her role as the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance at the G20 summit in Rome and has some meetings today


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[iceflower]

Queen Máxima met Rwanda's President Kagame today, October 30:


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And delivered the following speech at a side event during the G20 Summit in Rome:


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** UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks at the G20 Side Event to Support MSMEs and Women-Led Businesses **


Yesterday she also attended a summit dinner:


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[Somebody]

She is dressed as if she means business... and she does!

[Marika86]

Queen Maxima attended an official dinner hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of the G20 in Rome.

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More pics from the Leaders’ Side-Event “Supporting SMEs and women-owned businesses to build forward better”

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[Somebody]

Looks like she was the guest of honor. Seated directly next to the host/president. President Biden of the USA was on the other side.

[wartenberg7]

Originally Posted by iceflower

Queen Máxima met Rwanda's President Kagame today, October 30:


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And delivered the following speech at a side event during the G20 Summit in Rome:


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a video of meeting politicians and the speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=modM8iQcvwY

[iceflower]

Today, October 31, Queen Máxima had a meeting with World Bank President David Malpass:


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[Duc_et_Pair]

I feel Queen Máxima's heart, how much she might like to be Queen, is here, in the haute finance. She visibly feels like a fish in the water and can be meaningful indeed.

The Dutch Court and the Government fully support all this, with quite a considerable sum for her expenses made for the UN, but had she not had this opportunity, she probably would have become a depressed royal with a drinking problem or something.

[eya]

Originally Posted by iceflower

Today, October 31, Queen Máxima had a meeting with World Bank President David Malpass:


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More from Queen Maxima in Rome

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and flight back to Amsterdam

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[Durham]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

I feel Queen Máxima's heart, how much she might like to be Queen, is here, in the haute finance. She visibly feels like a fish in the water and can be meaningful indeed.

The Dutch Court and the Government fully support all this, with quite a considerable sum for her expenses made for the UN, but had she not had this opportunity, she probably would have become a depressed royal with a drinking problem or something.

She obviously knows her brief extremely well. She's clearly intelligent & a polyglot. A real credit to The Netherlands.

What I find interesting is the contrast between this & a hypothetical British queen consort. The British Government wouldn't let a member of the rf anywhere near such a role.

Does Dutch public opinion support her involvement as much as the court & government evidently do? Or is there some opposition?

[An Ard Ri]

I had hoped that the queen could squeeze in a visit to the Vatican when in Rome but perhaps time constraints and a busy schedule ruled that out.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Durham

She obviously knows her brief extremely well. She's clearly intelligent & a polyglot. A real credit to The Netherlands.

What I find interesting is the contrast between this & a hypothetical British queen consort. The British Government wouldn't let a member of the rf anywhere near such a role.

Does Dutch public opinion support her involvement as much as the court & government evidently do? Or is there some opposition?

Sometimes there is critic on the truly globetrotting Queen, not only leaving a gigantic carbon footprint but also focusing on all and everything but not so much at her own home. Luckily Covid was a blessing in disguise because it was the breakthrough of Zoom and Teams.

The Netherlands supports Queen Máxima's UN activities with an amnual budget of € 150.000,--. But the real costs are more as staff from the Court, from ministerial departments, from the State Information Service, from the security services, from embassies are used, as well logistic, facilitary, material support.

When Queen Máxima travels for the UN, she (and her UN-staff) usually use commercial flights. Also to inficate that she is in her UN role, which would become blurred when she arrives at an airport using one of the Government planes with Kingdom of the Netherlands on the livery.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Durham

She obviously knows her brief extremely well. She's clearly intelligent & a polyglot. A real credit to The Netherlands.

What I find interesting is the contrast between this & a hypothetical British queen consort. The British Government wouldn't let a member of the rf anywhere near such a role.

Does Dutch public opinion support her involvement as much as the court & government evidently do? Or is there some opposition?

Oh yes,we support her wholeheartedly and are proud of her worthwhile role on the world financial stage,yes!!!!Opposition?Not really,except for those who would oppose anything anywhere,so,of no significance whatshowever!

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by lucien

Oh yes,we support her wholeheartedly and are proud of her worthwhile role on the world financial stage,yes!!!!Opposition?Not really,except for those who would oppose anything anywhere,so,of no significance whatshowever!

Who is "we" ?

When the Vox Populi goes on the street: "What is your opinion on our globetrotting Queen working so hard on finances for women in Burkina Faso and Papua-New Guinea?"

Most likely the answer will be: "Burkina Faso? Papua-New Guinea? What about our bloody own neighbourhoods ?!"