Mr Schnepp emphasises that ultimately, the integration of America's unbanked population is in the broader interest.

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As a front page story in Thursday's Wall Street Journal points out, extremist sharia is taking hold in Europe, prohibiting integration of the continent's Muslim population.

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Underpinning this development is the integration of half the world's population into the global market economy, and the deepening and broadening of the capital and derivative markets.

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In light of the well-recognized failure of the two-state solution, Hamas's takeover of Gaza and the disintegration of Fatah accompanied by the shattering of the myth of Fatah moderation, Israel should strike out on a new course and work toward the integration of Judea and Samaria, including its Palestinian population, into Israeli society.

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France already has Europe's biggest Muslim population, and it is finding it hard to reconcile its model of integration, which relies on a strict separation of religion and state, with demands by French Muslims for religious expression within public institutions.

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India's medium-term growth outlook is positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy.

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