The gig also provides a welcome freedom for those academics who value in-the-field research for their scholarly articles.

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Mounir Letaief, a 52-year-old painter from Tunis, says the views of those who value freedom of expression, artistic or otherwise, must also be taken into account as the country attempts to rebuild itself.

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These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognising losses on long-term assets in their income statements.

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