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  • Money sent home in small sums by immigrant workers creates a mighty flow of hundreds of billions of dollars a year to developing countries.

  • World leaders descend on London April 2 to discuss efforts to boost economies and avert future financial crisis. These indicators show the condition of each G20 economy and actions recently taken by its government.

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    Observations on Innovation and Intellectual Property

    Human activity, including decades of technological development, has damaged our planet. And human activity redirected into green innovation — environmentally friendly technology — holds the solution. Frank Pietrucha reports this is the message on World Intellectual Property Day.

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    The great energy-producing potential of Central Asian nations can be realized if they can meet the financial and political challenges related to resource development and distribution.

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    U.S. Recessions End With Consumer Spending

    There have been six recessions in the United States since 1970. Every recession ends with renewed growth in consumer spending. The two recessions before the current one were short and shallow. (In 2001, spending never fell.)

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