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[IMAGE][IMAGE]	[IMAGE]	[IMAGE]	[IMAGE]	On the Global Agenda 
				 April  25th 2001
				 
				
				
				
				Japan's  maverick wins 
				Junichiro  Koizumi, a politician regarded by party elders as a dangerous 
maverick,  has been elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic 
Party  and is set to become prime minister. He could be a breath of fresh  
air for Japan*if his reformist zeal can survive the next few weeks  
				Full  article
				
				
				
				Freeing  trade in the Americas 
				Protesters  captured much of the media attention at the Summit of the 
Americas  in Quebec on April 20th-22nd. The leaders themselves were 
undeterred.  They took an important step towards their goal: creating the 
largest  free-trade area in the world. 
				Full  article 
				
				
				
				Cavallo's  crisis 
				Political  confusion, mounting economic woes and waning confidence threaten 
to  push Argentina into a debt default. Unless Domingo Cavallo, the economy  
minister, can pull the country back from the brink, the consequences  for all 
Latin America will be dire   
				Full  article 
				
				
				
				Upsetting  China 
				George  Bush's long-expected decision about which arms to sell to Taiwan 
does  not go as far as many in the Republican Party had demanded, but it  is 
enough to alter the balance of power in Asia, and enough to upset  the 
Chinese   
				Full article 
				
				
				
				Dialling  up trouble 
				Mobile-telephone  operators are in big trouble. Some equipment suppliers are 
stumbling  too. Mergers and takeovers beckon throughout the industry   
				Full article 
				
				
				
				Getting  America moving again 
				The surprise  cut in American interest rates on April 18th underlined the 
Federal  Reserve's determination to avoid recession in the world's largest  
economy. But will the Fed's newly aggressive strategy work? And what  are the 
long-term implications for monetary and fiscal policy?   
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