And he thinks that diversity enhances the process itself, the policy process, because it sort of increases the likelihood of a broader discussion potentially.

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"We expect the global economy and world trade growth to really slow down this year, so I would be very surprised if manufacturers can pass on the sort of cost increases that we've seen in this data, " said Mark Miller, an economist at Morgan Stanley in London.

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This sort of technological advance has meant marked productivity increases in agriculture and higher incomes.

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There are tiny increases in Cardiff and Monmouthshire - the sort that just about register a 0.1% uplift in percentage points - but those are swept aside by the losses in those areas where when you start speaking Welsh, you know that most people around you probably do too.

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In general, effective government oversight of individual institutions increases financial resilience and reduces moral hazard by attempting to ensure that all financial firms with access to some sort of federal safety net--including those that creditors may believe are too big to fail--maintain adequate buffers of capital and liquidity and develop comprehensive approaches to risk and liquidity management.

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