On the contrary, co-operation grew, as countries sought common ground to guard against future crises.
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As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.
As long as countries like China keep going all-in on clean energy, so must we.
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As countries have started to plan for a pandemic, many have begun stockpiling Tamiflu.
Population growth will of course factor in as countries translate these general global targets into national policy.
Even as countries climb out of the downturn, growth is likely to be uneven across the globe.
Emergency officials will be watching closely as countries along the International Dateline bring in the New Year.
And just as countries will move into e-business hyper-growth at different times, so too will whole industries.
The other prediction, of course, is that as countries conquer disease, the intelligence of their citizens will rise.
It is difficult to be precise with the figures as countries use different starting points and different criteria.
And as countries with large carbon footprints, the United States and Australia have a special responsibility to lead.
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AIMR's initiative recognises, so long as countries have different standards, investors cannot compare apples with apples across borders.
As countries around the world attempt to rein in their current and future fiscal nightmares, four approaches merit discussion.
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Participants are coming from around the United States, as well as countries including Belgium, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
Take oil for example, as countries around the world are reporting numerous shortfalls.
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Germany may slip down the global rankings of export champions, it is accepted, as countries like China continue to grow.
Right now, one concern is Europe, which faces a threat of renewed recession as countries deal with a financial crisis.
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The accession process takes years, as countries have to fulfil a long list of requirements - economic, social and judicial.
Instead, the real culprit is the inevitable collapse of tax revenues that comes as countries sink into deep and prolonged recession.
As countries become wealthier, changes in lifestyle also occur, which lead to an increase in the number of people getting cancer.
As countries with weak intellectual-property laws tighten them up (India did this year), their generics firms will join the world market, too.
As countries move from extreme poverty to middle-income status, this move from starvation rations to calorie-rich, nutrition-poor diets has become more common.
The Spanish are pleading special circumstances - precisely as countries did before.
On the road all day, on the phone to Washington at night, sleep deprivation takes its toll as countries blur into one.
So, counter-intuitively, as countries get poorer, the numbers in "poverty" can diminish.
As countries pursue policies of currency devaluation, country choice grows in importance.
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As countries try to eliminate the shortfall, it is tempting to hope that they will do so purely by cutting waste in public spending.
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Developed countries have an average of ten times as many newly registered businesses for every adult as countries in Africa and the Middle East.
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