In February, he published a book on the restructuring of the economy.

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The second factor is the wholesale restructuring of chunks of the American economy.

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Spain may miss its 2013 target, reflecting the significant weakness in the economy and the restructuring of its banking sector.

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The banking system had grown to eight times the size of the Cypriot economy's annual economic output - or GDP - although the restructuring of the two biggest lenders should significantly shrink that number.

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This will set off a flurry of restructuring in Europe's biggest but worryingly sluggish economy, because German companies' balance sheets contain huge hidden reserves derived from long-term holdings of shares in other companies.

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Warning against "Father Christmas" tax cuts or giveaways, he said targeted investment in infrastructure, support for manufacturing and a fundamental restructuring of the banking system were important steps to "rebuilding our broken economy from the rubble".

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Mr Kim has also met leaders of South Korea's big conglomerates -- the chaebols -- and has warned that these onetime pillars of the country's economy must carry out fundamental restructuring that would include weaning them off their cosy relationship with government.

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At the heart of the five-year plan is a focus on boosting domestic consumption and restructuring its economy toward more sustained growth.

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