Among those developing executive training games is Relation Technologies in Denmark.

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Economic losses in relation to Gross Domestic Product are higher in developing nations, however.

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In the developing world, industrial and financial reform has sometimes been impressive by earlier standards, yet remains sadly inadequate in relation to what is actually required.

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