The president said the declaration shows that G20 nations can bridge their differences and coordinate approaches while continuing to focus on durable growth that puts people to work and broadens prosperity.

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According to Deutsche's Ciaran Barr, regional differences in income growth translate into proportionately greater differences in house prices.

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It may not sound like much, but even small differences in growth rates become very important over time.

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During those halycon years of near double-digit growth, their manifest differences were submerged as the country boomed no matter what ministers said or did.

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