The reduction in required minimum holding period opens up opportunities to apply style, region, and country rotation strategies more frequently.

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Storytelling has been an integral part of Indian culture for generations, with each region developing its own unique style of narration.

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Many economists in the region argue for a more flexible currency system, starting with a Kuwait-style currency basket, so interest rates can reflect the realities of a region with a very different economy from America's.

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Each major region of the game was given a distinct musical style that varied based on locale and culture.

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"It is home to many leading and emerging fashion retailers and attracts style-conscious shoppers from across the region and beyond, " he said.

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Mrez, a Harvard Law School graduate who studied the Latin American housing market for three years as a Kellogg Foundation fellow, is convinced that U.S.-style mortgage financing can help relieve the region's housing shortage.

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None of them is as yet close to a Thai-style crisis, but warning signs are evident throughout the region.

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"The vast majority of the Scottish salmon exported to the region is fresh salmon, underpinned by its increasing popularity for use in sushi-style foods, which further demonstrates that top chefs regard it as a premium and high quality product, " he added.

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For the past two years, the tech sector in the San Francisco region has been in another boom cycle, and companies are again celebrating the holidays in style--renting out baseball stadiums, convention centers and art museums to host their bashes.

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