Commerzbank's modest size and traditional strength in serving medium-sized German companies might offer a neat way into Europe's biggest banking market.

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Since 1986, he has made a thorough study of paper-tube technology and has been struck by the medium's cheapness, strength and adaptability.

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Cross border equity flow dynamics have thus begun to change the underlying U.S. dollar trend, suggesting strength is set to come over the medium-term.

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Poland's strength is in the same low- to medium-technology goods, such as furniture, shoes and processed foods, as those produced in struggling Greece, Portugal and Italy, putting Poland in direct competition with countries the euro zone is fighting to save.

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Prime Minister Putin was also characteristically direct and painted a robust view of the role that Russia plans to play in the medium-term governance of the global economy, building on their resource strength and technology innovation.

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