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MONROVIA, Aug. 26 2013 – During a visit to Liberia today, Muhtar Kent, the Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, visited with Liberian women entrepreneurs who are beneficiaries of the Company’s 5by20 program. 5by20 is The Coca-Cola Company’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across the Company’s value chain by 2020. By the end of 2014, 1,500 women in Liberia will receive financial skills training, mentorship opportunities and a retail starter kit for small business including a cooler, cases of Coca-Cola products and a market umbrella. “Liberia’s growth in the last 10 years is one of the success stories of this great continent,” Kent said. “Investing in women’s entrepreneurship is the surest way to guarantee that growth continues.” To date, The Coca-Cola Company has already supported over 150 women in Liberia and more than 300,000 around the world, collaborating with g