To keep up with the rapidly developing economy, 13 provincial branches of the Bank of England began producing currency in the 1820's.

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Representatives from emerging-market economies are expected to voice concerns that bond-buying programs in Japan, the U.S. and U.K. have flooded the world economy with newly printed money, putting upward pressure on currencies in developing markets and making their exports less competitive.

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And we have noted through the process with regards to the Recovery Act and decisions that states have made that we believe they're making a mistake -- and there are certainly other states with interest in developing these kinds of high-speed rail connections that are job creators on the front end and economy builders for the future.

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