61. LSU LibrariesBusiness Resources such as guides to doing business in a information including documents from MITI(economic policy, trade japan Global Window The Guide to business Success http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/marketin.html

MARKETING (U.S. and INTERNATIONAL) Advertising Country Reports (A-H) Country Reports (I-P) Country Reports (Q-Z) ... Trade Agreements and Impact Advertising Advertising Age Interactive media and marketing articles and opinions and news stories from the current day edition of the periodical. Advertising Law Articles about the legal aspects of marketing products. Also contains FTC guides, speeches, rules, and statutes. Brand Channel The world's only online exchange about branding, produced by Interbrand. International Advertising Association Communiques, news releases and announcements, plus (sometime soon) a speech bank. [TOP] Country Reports (A-H) Africa Business Network General marketing information, sectoral and product specific data, general economic information, business travel and etiquette. African Studies Center (U. Of Penn.) Comprehensive bibliography of links to the nations of Africa. Click on the links "Country-Specific" and "Web Links" for an annotated list of resources. Angola, Republic of Art and culture, news, politics, business and economics. Argentina Business Locate a basic profile of Argentina, business opportunities, business culture, import policies and procedures, industry reviews, and Mercosur and other Trade Agreements.

62. Scholarly Records (English) Australiajapan Research Centre, Research School of Institute for economic Research(Working papers); Pennsylvania Graduate School of business (Faculty Research http://www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/library/schidx-e.htm

(Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to open PDF files. (http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html)) From the Institute Newsletter of the ASIAN Historical Statistics Project Discussion paper (Aza-107) Discussion Papers, Working Papers IDEAS/RePEc EconWPA : economics working paper archive WoPEc Finance Site List (Department of Finance, Ohio State University Fisher College of Business) ... Direct links to working papers (Center for the Study of Population, Florida State University) On population KIER discussion papers (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto Unversity) Discussion Papers (Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo) IMES BOJ Discussion Paper E-Series (Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan) Discussion Paper Series (Research Institute, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan) ... Australia-Japan Research Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University (Pacific Economic Papers) Abstracts (Ba-452) BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (Working Papers) British Columbia, University of. Centre for Applied Ethics (Working paper) Brookings Institution (Discussion Papers in International Economics) California, University of. Berkeley. Insitute of Industrial Relations (Working Paper Series)

63. EDIRC: Australia Australiajapan Research Centre; Department of economics Sciences (RSSS) Centrefor economic Policy Research; Bond University, Gold Coast School of business. http://edirc.repec.org/australia.html

EDIRC Original (U. Connecticut) mirrored by NetEc in UK USA Japan Russia Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World Australia Please send any corrections and additions to Christian Zimmermann . Use IDEAS , the largest online database of research in Economics. Return to the EDIRC main page countries alphabetically country codes continents ... search Economics Associations and Societies Association of Development Executives Victoria - ADEV Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - AARES Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics - ANZSEE Broken link ... Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand - MSSANZ Australian Defense Force Academy, Canberra School of Economic and Management Broken link Australian National University, Canberra Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management National Centre for Development Studies Faculty of Arts Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) School of Economics Department of Economic History Defunct School of Finance and Applied Statistics Broken link National Institute of Economics and Business (NIEB) Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies Australia-Japan Research Centre Department of Economics Defunct Division of Economics Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Centre for Economic Policy Research Economics Group Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research Centre (SPEAR)

64. Organisation For Economic Cooperation And Development the Oil Data Initiative ; Main economic Indicators Comparative of the Month OECDBusiness statistics Databases . and Egovernment ; japan's New Industry http://www.oecd.org/EN/document/0,,EN-document-0-nodirectorate-no-21-29872-0,00.

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROGRESS Home: OECD Documentation The Statistics Newsletter 2003 Issues 2002 Issues 2001 Issues 2003 Issues Issue 14 - April 2003 - In this issue: "The OECD Quality Framework", "Capturing Nonprofit Institutions in National Accounts", "Measuring Statistical Capacity", "Concordances between National and International Industrial Classification", "IMF Publishes 2001 Global Portfolio Investment Survey", "Governance Indicators for Forging Development Partnerships". Issue 13 - February 2003 - In this issue: "Reorganisation of the OECD Statistics Directorate"; "Quality Guidelines for Official Statistics (Finland)"; "Are Annual Revisions to National Accounts Cyclical?"; "Construction of a Composite Leading Indicator for Turkey"; "Recent Publication: Social Indicators"; "Database of the Month: Renewable and Waste Energy Database". 2002 Issues Issue 12 - December 2002 - In this issue: "Short-term Economic Statistics Expert Group"; "Improving the OECD Government Finance Data"; "International Comparisons of Company Profitability"; "Timeliness and Accuracy of Consumer Price Indices"; "Encouraging Respondents in Spain"; "International Forum on Tourism Statistics"; "Database of the Month: National Accounts of OECD Countries".

65. Nippon Interior Fabrics Association (NIF)Organizer Of JAPANTEX -Where East Meets Organization of japanese companies that manufacturer, wholesale and conduct trade in curtains, carpets, Category Regional Asia japan business and Economy Organizations...... of japan) Documents Published from economic Planning Agency . the japanese TextileIndustry japan Chemical Fibers State of Interior Fabrics business Market Size http://www.nif.or.jp/english.html

PgNo=7; Welome to the official site of Nippon Interior Fabrics AssociationiJAPANj The members of NIF are Japanese companies engaged in the manufacturer, wholesale and internatonal trade of curtains, carpets, linens, upholstery, yarns and other related materials. For those wishing to know more about the interior fabrics market of Japan and the Asian area, we would like to extend our invitaion for you to visit JAPANTEX . The next edition will be held on November 26-29, 2003 at Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight). You get to know more about Japanese commerce industry on home fashion, furnishing, display,contract and interior market. We welcome you to the interior market of the strongest economic country in Asia. If you require more information that you cannot find on this page, please click the mail icon at the top right of the screen. The organizer of JAPANTEX 2003, The 22nd Japan International Interior Fabrics Exhibition Come see the largest Home Textile Exhibition in Japan Exhibitors List 2002 Request for brochure of JAPANTEX, Click here Links *Biggest home-textile portal *MInistry of Economy, Trade and Industry

66. NABE Links To International Economic Data of Economy, Trade and Industry japanese Ministry of Finance Bank of japan. both theAsian financial crisis and the global economic turmoil. Asia business Center. http://www.nabe.com/publib/links/intllinks.htm

Search NABE Advanced Caveat surfer. International Links Do you know of any other good links? Let us know in the Suggestion Box. US Government Agencies Bureau of Economic Analysis International Accounts data CIA World Fact Book Census Bureau - Country by Commodity Trade Statistics for 1996, 1997, 1998 Bureau of Labor Statistics The BLS has a comparative labor statistics program Foreign Labor Statistics Program Links to Complementary Foreign Statistics Federal Reserve Board They have both weekly, monthly, and quarterly releases for many of their data series. Foreign Exchange weekly Foreign Exchange monthly FRB Atlanta - Latin America Research Group FRB Dallas - Center for Latin American Studies FRB NY - Daily Exchange Rates FRB of St. Louis - downloadable historical statistics for exchange rates, balance of payments, and trade data International Trade Administration Their web site is a mix of both data pages, downloadable files, and information on purchasing books and reports. ITA Outlook trend tables - Industry Trade Data ITA Trade Information Center Foreign Trade Highlights United States Trade Representative Source for reports on many trade issues USTR Reports USTR Agreements Country Data Links are to the English-language pages for these countries' central statistical agencies, unless otherwise noted. In many cases, more data for non-English speaking countries may be available by going to their home language page.

67. Statistical Data Locators [Nanyang Technological University Library] The Bank of japan has a bilingual home page on japanese and English, will includemajor economic indicators such as a quarterly business confidence survey http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/stat/statasia.htm

Statistical Data Locators Asia Oceania North America Europe ... PowerLinks Online (TM) WWW index Asia Singapore Brunei China Hong Kong ... Asean/ASIAN Because of the dearth of statistics in Cambodia Laos , statistical links are limited to "facts" Go to Top of this page Brunei Brunei Country and Statistical Information Brunei (The World Factbook) Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank statistics on external debt World Bank Group Country Data Select Brunei from the drop-down menu to get statistics for Brunei provided from the World Development Indicators. Brunei Country Profile provided by Asia Source Cambodia Cambodia Public Health Statistics Statistics on visitors to Cambodia Compiled by the Ministry of Tourism, Kingdom of Cambodia. Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook 1998 UNICEF statistics on Cambodia Cambodia Forestry Statistics provided by ForestWorld, with data taken from FAO. Statistics provided by National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia. ... report in pdf format or Excel spreadsheet is available from the website. Contains various statistical data from Asian Development Bank for 1984-2001. Cambodia (The World Factbook) China China Statistical Information Network Statistics provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, China.

68. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Asian Business mutually beneficial trade and economic relations between Author japan External TradeOrganisation Subjects asian business, japan DeweyClass 382.0952 http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/asianbusiness.htm

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About Asian business A-Z Index Titles Descriptions About.com: Global Business Asia Inc Online Asia Pacific.com Asiaco ... JETRO: Japan External Trade Organisation Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk About.com: Global Business Offers original articles and features about global business, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.Topics include Asia, banks, contacts and trade leads, currency exchange, the energy industry, farming, imports and exports, insurance, legal resources, taxation, travel and tourism, transport and UN resources. Also includes indexes of business links for Africa, Central Europe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan and Pakistan. Author: About.com Subjects: asian business, business links, exporting, indonesia, international trade, pakistan, russian business DeweyClass: ResourceType: index, news, forum, documents

69. TSR 2000 Preface In japan, economic activity appears to have stagnated in 2000 japan had a strong firstquarter but growth quarters because of slowing business investment, weak http://www.jpo.go.jp/saikine/tws/tsr2000/

Trilateral Web Site > Trilateral Statistical Report 2000 Trilateral Statistical Report 2000 PREFACE This joint annual Trilateral Statistical Report contains a compilation of statistics from the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It is also partially based on statistics from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. Besides promoting a better understanding of the importance of patent rights in the world, its purpose is to facilitate an understanding of the operations of each office and to increase general awareness about the patent grant procedures of the three offices. The report is a supplement to the separate annual reports of each of the three offices, and is one of the fruits of trilateral cooperation. To gain some insight on the patent statistics and trends contained in this report, a general overview of the world economy is presented. However, interpreting worldwide patenting activity behavior in terms of economic developments is difficult because the exact relationships with the economic factors that influence the number of patent applications are not known. Political and technological considerations should also be taken into account. Global economic output in 2000 grew by an estimated 4.8 percent as reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The world economy was much stronger in 2000 as compared to 1999 when it grew by 3.5 percent. A large part of the growth in 2000 occurred in the early part of the year. The world economy has actually been slowing since that time and a slowdown is expected to continue into the first half of 2001. However, the outlook for 2001 remains positive, and the IMF is projecting a 3.2 percent growth rate as of May 2001.

70. Ready Reference Collection -- Business for reports of companies from japan, the United of the latest government sponsoredeconomic indicators and business statistics available through STAT http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/ref/readyref/business.html

Ask Us Ready Reference Collection Associations Automobile Prices ... Weather Business This page lists some of the most popular and heavily used sources for business information. For a more complete listing, see the Business and Management section of Research Guides Directories and Corporate Information North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system (see below). While this site does not provide a keyword search, it does provides tables to convert from SIC to NAICS and vice-versa. A complete overview of the NAICS scheme is also available. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Search Browse by category or search by keyword to obtain the 4-digit SIC code for a product or service. This site uses the 1987 version of the SIC manual, which is being replaced by NAICS (see above). Hoover's Online Provides information on over 8000 companies. Some information, such as in-depth financials, is limited to members, but other information, such as stock prices, 10K reports, key officers, company profiles, and links to articles about the company, are free to all users. EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval)

71. Statistics japan's Financial Flows to Developing Countries. Financial Statements statisticsof Corporations by Industry. business Outlook Survey. Home statistics. http://www.mof.go.jp/english/files.htm

Ministry of Finance Japan Statistics Trade Statistics (Release Schedule) Receipts and Payments of Treasury Funds with the Private Sector Central Government Debt "Outstanding Government Bonds and Borrowings" Monthly Report of the Fiscal Loan Fund Balance of Payments (Release Schedule) International Investment Position of Japan International Reserves/Foreign Currency Liquidity (Release Schedule) Foreign Exchange Intervention Operations Balance of Offshore Accounts Foreign Direct Investment Securities Investment at Home and Abroad ... Home

72. BW Online | June 3, 2002 | Business Suicides: Japan's Death Trap business Suicides japan's Death Trap. They're becoming an epidemic. It's a busy placeMirroring japan's slide into economic stagnation, suiciderelated http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_22/b3785141.htm

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73. Business / Economy economic reports are monthly official statements on japan’s economic conditionsissued The Indexes of business Conditions are summaries of current economic http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/faq/business.htm

Business / Economy What are the major aspects of Japan’s economy? How can I get information on doing business in / with Japan? What are some of the major industries in Japan? Where can I find information on Japanese agriculture? ... Where can I find information on labor in Japan? What are the major characteristics of Japan’s economy? J apan ha s the second largest economy in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), next to the United States. As of 1999, the GDP of Japan and the United States totaled 44.5% of the World GDP. Japan’s GDP per capita in 1999 was $34,500, one of the highest in the world. This economic scale was achieved largely due to high economic growth from 1955 to the late 1960s. For example, Japan’s average annual growth rate in the 1960s was 10.39%, more than twice as much as those of Western nations. Although Japan maintained a relatively high rate of growth until the late 1980s (the average annual growth rate in the 80s was 3.77%), the pace of economic growth slowed in the early 1990s, when the “bubble economy” collapsed. Japan’s free market economy is highly industrialized As of 2000, primary industries (agriculture, forestry, and fisheries) make up only 1.3% of total GDP.

74. Jetro New York: Information On Japan Index) City of Yokohama business Development Office in US Commercial Service JapanInternational Trade Administration economic Development Administration http://www.jetro.org/newyork/links/

Links to Info on Japan Japanese Ministries and Agencies Additional Links: Prime Minister's Page (Link to all the Japanese government offices) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan Statistics Bureau Consulate General of New York Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. ... Japanese Prefectural Governments Japanese Economic Information Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organization) Japan Foreign Trade Council Bank of Japan Export-Import Bank of the U.S. ... LookJapan.com U.S. Government International Trade Site US Department of Commerce US Commercial Service Japan International Trade Administration Economic Development Administration ... US Commercial Service Tariff and Tax information on Imports to the U.S. http://www.usitc.gov/taffairs.htm

75. Business Case Knowledge Base, Economic And Statistical Data Sources business Case Guides and Data economic and Statistical Data, Inflation and Handbookof International economic statistics (CIA); Latin Focus Latin American http://www.solutionmatrix.com/economic-data.html

Case building resources Knowledge Base Home Knowledge Base Training Tools ... Encyclopedia Updated December 2002 Business Case Guides and Data Economic and Statistical Data , Inflation and Price Trends Comprehensive and regional sources of statistical and economic information Inflation and Price data and trends National sources of economic and statistical information Comprehensive and Regional Sources Commonwealth of Independent States (including Russia and Ukraine) CIS Interstate Statistical Committee European Central Bank European Community - EUROSTAT Globastat CIA World Factbook Data Handbook of International Economic Statistics (CIA) Latin Focus Latin American economic data sources Offstats Official Statistics on the Web Links to official national sources Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan See also the Knowledge Base page: Salaries, Wages, and Employment Inflation and Price Data and Trends Australia - Consumer Price Index and other indicators Australian Bureau of Statistics Austria - Consumer Price Index and other indicators Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt See links at page right. Verbraucherpreisindizes = Consumer price indexes).

76. Business Organizations - Economic Organizations - Academic Info japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). is dedicated to developing leadershiproles, accelerating economic development and USChina business Council. http://www.academicinfo.net/busorg.html

Home Keyword Search Index Reference Desk ... Student Center Academic Info Business Organizations Economics Organizations Libraries We Need Your Help Please take a minute to make a $10 tax-deductible donation. Academic Info is made possible by the generous financial support of users like you. Academic Info 19-143rd ST SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 How would you like to sponsor this page? Email us at madin@academicinfo.net for details. World List of Departments and Schools of Information Studies, Information Management, Information Systems, etc. "The aim of this list is to cover Departments, Schools and courses in the 'information sector' in general." Maintained by [Retired] Professor Tom Wilson, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield See Also Marketing Associations Academy of Human Resource Development AFL-CIO American Arab Chamber of Commerce ... Center for a New American Dream "...helps individuals and institutions reduce and shift consumption to enhance our quality of life and protect the environment." Citizens for Tax Justice Columbia Business School - Center on Japanese Economy and Business Commerce Department Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing ... Electronic Commerce Institute "...was founded in 1990 by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal in order to promote and accelerate the use of electronic commerce within companies...is a convenient source of information on ECI programs. Visitors to the site will also find articles on topics of interest, links to many other e-commerce sites, FAQs and discussion groups, plus e-commerce implementation guides and information on EDI."

77. Stanford JGuide - Japan > Statistics English japan Statistical Yearbook, Monthly statistics, japan in Figures Bureau statistics Center statistics page English economic and financial data http://jguide.stanford.edu/directory/cat_listing_level_3_category_31_L1_33_L2_31

Stanford Japan Guide Statistics Bank of Japan Statistics and Other Key Statistics English Statistics and Reports published by the Bank of Japan. Includes Bank of Japan Statistics and Other Key Statistics, Currency, Financial Institutions National Accounts,Deposits and Loans Market, Financial Statements of Japanese Banks, Short-term Money and Bond Market, Foreign Exchange, Clearing and Public Finance, Flow of Funds, Prices, TANKAN, Balance of Payments (Hits: 140 Listed: 11/27/2002) Japan Information Network - Statistics English (Hits: 539 Listed: 03/30/2002) National Accounts: Cabinet Office English Latest statistics on national accounts, including Annual Report on National Accounts and estimates of national expenditure. Presented by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), part the Cabinet Office. (Hits: 60 Listed: 11/27/2002) Statistical Compendia (Statistics Bureau) English Japan Statistical Yearbook, Monthly Statistics, Japan in Figures, Statistical Handbook, IT indicators (Hits: 254 Listed: 03/30/2002) English Economic and financial data, statistical compendia, summary of survey results

78. Journals By Subject Law and Policy in International business. Forestry, Tectonics. Government/PoliticalScience, BC.economic Review and Outlook. Canada japan Trade Council Newsletter. http://www.cse.gov.bc.ca/Publicinfo/library/Jrnlsbysubject.htm

CSE Journals Library Staff Journals by Subject New Books Online Library Survey Resources on the Web Library Catalogue The following are a list of journals we have in our collection. Aboriginal Affairs Accounting Aerospace Aquaculture ... Transportation/Shipping/Ferries Aboriginal Affairs Native Journal Transition Accounting CGA Magazine Aerospace Helicopters YVR Skytalk Aquaculture Northern Aquaculture Automotive Automotive News Banking Canadian Regional Outlook -Bank of Montreal Current Analysis-Royal Bank Current Issues Federal Reserve Bank of New York Federal Reserve Banks.. Economic Letter Hong Kong Bank of BC-Quarterly Economic Letter International Development Bank of America IMF Survey Provincial Economic Service-Royal Bank Provincial Pulse-Scotiabank TD Quarterly Economic Forecast Business BC Business Business in Vancouver Business Week Canadian Business Fortune Ivey Business Quarterly(formerly Business Quarterly) Law and Policy in International Business Mandate West-Can.Fed.of Indep.Business Marple's Business Newsletter National Post Business Plant Profit the Magazine for Canadian entrepreneurs Report on Business Magazine Site Selection Sounding Board Stockwatch Survey of Current Business Coal Coal Age Coal Week International IEA Coal Research Newsletter International Coal Report International Journal of Coal Geology Tex Report Community Development Access West (Western Economic Diversification) CRD Development Review CRD Update Developments-Oregon Econ.Dev.Dept.

79. FAQs provides information on japanese economic trends, trade industry, technology, marketdevelopments,and business practices URL address for the japan External Trade http://www.meti.go.jp/english/faqs/a_index.html

How do I obtain information on Japanese economic trends, trade, industry, technology, market developments, and business practices ? The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has built an excellent reputation on its ability to supply accurate and up-to-date information on economic developments in the global economy. JETRO provides information on Japanese economic trends, trade, industry, technology, marketdevelopments, and business practices. In addition, it publishes guides to entering the Japanese market and materials on governmental regulations and the investment environment. Much of this information is in English and is provided free of charge to foreign companies interested in exporting to or investing in Japan. The URL address for the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is as follows: http://www.jetro.go.jp/top/index.html

80. ADB/ESCAP/OECD Inception Workshop On RETA 5938: Harmonizing And Strengthening Bu Appendix 2 103 rd ShortTerm economic Survey of All Enterprises in japan; Appendix3 of Current Inter-Country Comparability of business Tendency Surveys in http://www.unescap.org/stat/meet/bts/bts.htm

Search Contact Us ESCAP home Statistics home ... Legal Notice ADB/ESCAP/OECD Inception Workshop on RETA 5938: Harmonizing and Strengthening Business Tendency Surveys (BTS) in selected developing member countries (DMCs) Bangkok, 21-24 November 2000 Last update: 19 December 2000 The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), jointly organized an inception workshop as an initial activity of the ADB’s Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) covering developing countries in the region. The main objective of the RETA was to strengthen the capability of selected countries in harmonizing and improving their existing BTS and in analyzing their results. Specifically the RETA assisted countries to develop and conduct, on a pilot basis, improved and harmonized surveys and to use the BTS results for effective monitoring and analyzing short-term economic developments. In keeping with these objectives, the Workshop aimed to help these countries improve the design, execution and comparability of their surveys, extend the coverage to finance and insurance, trade, tourism and business services, and improve the capability to correctly analyze and interpret the survey results for short-term monitoring and forecasting. Furthermore, participants discussed and shared experiences on the progress of the harmonization of BTS as per the conclusions of the first workshop, problems and issues concerning the adaptation of standard BTS to the needs of countries in the Asia Pacific region.

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