Getting insurance for myself was easy enough, but it felt awkward to demand that Alejandro take out a policy on himself.
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Just as Asia's interests are better served by stronger demand in Japan than by a policy to defend the yen, so they are better served by economic stability in the United States than by a concern to keep American interest rates low.
Others have a no-exchange policy or demand that you return the product to one of their stores - a little tricky if they are thousands of kilomet ers away.
Again, the next American president may have a difficult request in return, says Mr Hulsman: a demand that Europe undertakes a slashing reform of the common agricultural policy.
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Slow progress in reforms to address industrial bottlenecks, a restrictive monetary policy and faltering demand from advanced nations have slowed India's economic growth to its lowest in a decade.
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Or do his ideas, coupled with our recent experience, demand a more fundamental overhaul of economic policy?
Most think a prolonged period of easy monetary policy and a slow release of pent-up demand for durable goods and homes can yield growth of at least 3%.
But the home secretary, David Blunkett, has moved a long way from the policy of his predecessor who, two years ago, dismissed a demand by a distinguished committee of medical, legal, police and drug specialists for reform of Britain's archaic drug laws.
The comments provoked concern among MSPs on the Scotland Bill Committee who are investigating the pros and cons of the policy, which forms a key SNP demand for inclusion in the legislation.
Economic crises may not lead to good policy-making, but at least they demand a do-no-harm standard.
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In order to stoke domestic demand for the bonds, the government announced a loosening of monetary policy in April, cutting the bank reserve requirement and interest rates.
Production at Indian factories has been slowing due to reduced demand, costly credit, power shortages and a slow pace of policy reforms, which have collectively contributed to a gloomy business sentiment in the south Asian economy.
Fueled by low interest rates, sound fiscal policy and robust demand for its commodities, Brazil is a darling of emerging markets these days.
To cut inflation, the government has used a number of policy instruments to curb dollar inflows and slow demand.
He said that with the global economy still struggling, "there are limits to the ability of domestic policy to stimulate private sector demand as the economy adjusts to a new equilibrium".
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Largely because of the Federal Reserve's easy-monetary policy, "there's a high, probably artificial demand for equity, " Mr. Travis said.
Indeed, as both America and, ironically, Germany found in the 1980s and 1990s, big budget deficits, if allied to tight monetary policy, often strengthen rather than weaken a currency by increasing foreign demand for it.
Bradley and Gore oppose a longtime tenet of Democratic farm policy: controlling production to balance supply with demand.
Both within and outside of the auto sector, the confluence of policy, consumer demand and automaker investment will boost employment and the economy as a whole.
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Despite clear indications of declining demand for home improvement products, the company continued with this expansion policy, leading to a stark decline in margins over the period 2009-11.
Even the best designed policy cannot prevent a recession, but it can ensure the biggest boost to demand at the least cost.
It has been clear for some time that, if Brazil is to continue to grow at a decent clip, the policy emphasis needs to shift from twiddling the dials of demand to tackling the high cost of supply.
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The reason for this lies in the volatility that continues to erupt around the pillars of disruption that define the open mobile era: rapid development of mobile Web technology, insatiable consumer demand for mobile Web and data services, and an evolving policy debate that may finally introduce a more equitable market.
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The bank cited growing industrial demand on ideas of a growing Asian and U.S. economy and investor interest driven by loose monetary policy.
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Of course, the trick to making this policy work would be to convince companies that the rise in demand would be more than just a one-time blip.
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That is why there is a respectable case for using fiscal policy actively to counter the downturn, since that will increase demand directly, either through tax cuts or higher public spending.
America's ultra-loose monetary policy is partly responsible for reflating the world economy, but demand from China is also playing a part, since it has pushed the prices of everything from copper to shipping skywards.
Although it does not advocate a new referendum now, it will demand concessions from the national government for greater control over social and economic policy, along with the money to fund new projects.
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