The Brazilian government gave foreign corporate and portfolio investors their version of a Black Friday today, with sweeping tax cuts that kept investors in happy.
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Indian consumers, for their part, think it is wonderful: compare the average Delhi taxi (technology circa 1955) with a new, air-conditioned version, courtesy of foreign investors.
So it is ironic that the Rifkind version specifies that one function of the Foreign Office is to inform Parliament and the public about the government's foreign policy.
One idea is that France should set up a National Defence and Security Council, loosely modelled on the American version, to co-ordinate domestic and foreign security.
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It was also to blame for the recession that hit the country when foreign capital flowed out in 1995 for fear of an Argentine version of Mexico's currency crash.
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Walker said he made changes to a draft version of the report sought by the Pentagon based on new classified information provided by his staff and denied the changes were made due to administration pressure.
The cumulative effect is that Egypt is fast becoming a Middle Eastern version of Haiti: a country without meaningful tourism, minimal foreign investment, massive capital flight, and eventually an exodus of its best and brightest.
Mr Mittal's associates confirm this version of events and insist that he did not solicit the letter from either the Foreign Office or No 10 Downing Street.
The French and British, together with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee responsible for ratifying the Treaty of Versailles, all called for a scaled-back version of the plan.
But Mr Michener brought a believable version of other people's history to many American readers who were not by inclination curious about foreign parts.
Having successfully blocked an earlier version of the agreement, the committee is now criticizing apparent ambiguities in the proposals to ease restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. carriers.
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