Berlin, 25.04.17: The empowerment of women is an area that is important for the future of G20 states. One guest Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed to the W20 dialogue was Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

Women from the realms of business, science and civil society in G20 states attended the Women20 Summit.

The Chancellor and international guests discussed ways of scaling up women's entrepreneurship worldwide.

Alongside Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland...

... Ivanka Trump, daughter of the American President, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde took part in the panel discussion on "Inspiring Women: Scaling Up Women's Entrepreneurship".

Juliana Rotich, the African IT entrpreneur, reported on her own experience.

The meeting in Berlin is the highlight of the civil society women's dialogue which was launched at the start of the German G20 Presidency.

In the evening the W20 summit participants met for dinner.

Angela Merkel proposed setting up a capital fund that would give women in developing countires easier access to loans. Both countries and the private sector could pay into the fund.

Berlin, 26.04.17: The summit ended on Wednesday after more discussions. The Chancellor was presented with the final communiqué of this year's W20 dialogue process.

The summit in Berlin marked the close of the 2017 W20 dialogue process.