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The decision by the ASEAN member-countries and China, Japan and South Korea (Asean+3) to set up a $120 billion fund designed to insure against currency volatility, is a very good idea. This is not an Asian extension of what the International Monetary.
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Protesters display a message during their picket at the Thai Embassy at Manila’s financial district of Makati city Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 to coincide with the 14th ASEAN Summit in Thailand. The protesters called on the ASEAN (Association of Southeast...
