These meetings have reached similar conclusions: The water, energy and food security nexus will be one of the major challenges in achieving universal access to these resources without compromising the health and stability of the environment.

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However, the technical goal of monetary reform should be to increase the general level of currency stability, the predictability of currency variations, and the opportunities of market players to access the best currency, so that the end result is increased economic productivity.

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After all, political stability, access to resources, and educated consumers are significant drivers of the success of our investments.

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Mr Salmond attributes the development substantially to policies pursued by the Scottish government: notably accelerated capital investment, access to finance and the stability involved in a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies in those areas of the public sector over which he has direct control.

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