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Angel Gurria, Secretary- General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Resist protectionism, group says

Angel Gurria, Secretary- General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an organization consulted by the nations of the world, including most of the nations of the G-20, put the very complex matter of what the G-20 is attempting to do at its summit in Seoul this week, in simple and precise terms.

Vestas CEO wants an hour with G20 leaders

Wind turbines are seen at Thanet Offshore Wind Farm off the Kent coast in southern England September 23, 2010.
The CEO of Vestas, a major supplier of wind turbines, is asking for heads of state to meet for an hour to help come up with methods of weaning the world from fossil fuels.
A U.S. and a Chinese flag flutter in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

China not too happy with Fed's QE2

China is not too pleased with America's plan to inject more capital into its economy in the form of a second round of quantitative easing.
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Elderly people visit a public garden in Tokyo

Why Japan 'allowed' deflation

To some degree, Japan allowed deflation, or at least they did not choose extremely aggressive policies to fight it. This is largely due to the influence of Japanese constituents who own fixed income, which would devalue in the face of inflation.
Huang Rixin, 78-year-old retired Chindese electronics engineer

China's aging population and its implications

China will have an aging population problem comparable to that of Japan and Western Europe in 30 years or so with perhaps important implications for elderly care and manufacturing.
A French High Speed Train (TGV) arrives at Marseille's railway station during a national strike.

U.S. high-speed railway: a matter of cost and demand

The federal government has committed at least $8-billion (and counting) for the development of a nationwide high-speed intercity passenger railway system in almost three-dozen states. Rail advocates have long dreamed of an extensive railway grid that will provide clean, speedy, energy-efficient travel.

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