Dropping his language that loose monetary policy was part of a "currency war" against emerging economies, Guido Mantega, Brazil's finance minister, described Tokyo's revitalised policy as "a new and bold program of economic growth, based on fiscal and monetary stimulus and structural reforms".

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The new president implemented a market-oriented economic program.

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In September she'll be heading to the Dominican Republic as a volunteer in a new program sponsored by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development called "Weltwarts, " which means "Going out into the World, " for young people between the ages of 18 and 28 who would like to volunteer in developing countries.

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Though we, of course, could not have guessed at the timing of recent economic events, the school's enhanced core curriculum, new corporate governance elements and Program on Social Intelligence have also become extremely relevant.

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The program also contributed to a major expansion of new wind power capacity in 2009, despite the economic crisis underway. 10, 000 MW of new wind power capacity, more than double the capacity forecast at the start that year, came online in 2009.

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