The German Chancellor said on Friday that growth and stable finances are two sides of the same coin.

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But while that priority shift eventually creates more stable finances, in the short term, it puts a squeeze on your wallet.

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Russia is poor enough and has stable enough state finances, it has by a very wide margin the smallest sovereign debt burden of any large country, that a government that is truly committed to achieving 6% GDP growth should be able to achieve that goal, at least for a good 5 or 6 years.

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Once my finances were in stable shape about a decade ago, I switched from cash to rewards cards.

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My finances were very stable until my marriage fell apart.

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The Thai government's finances are pretty stable.

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Italy is some way from having a stable government with a plan to fix its finances and uncompetitive economy.

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