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The Confidence Is Really Driven By The Woman - Whether She Can Have The Confidence That There Will Be Enough Earning Or Income To Finance All The Domestic Spending - But Also By The Middle-income Class, Which For Many Asian Countries Has Become The Growth Power For The Economy.

-Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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The Confidence Is Really

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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The Confidence Is Really Driven By The Woman - Whether She Can Have The Confidence That There Will Be Enough Earning Or Income To Finance All The Domestic Spending - But Also By The Middle-income Class, Which For Many Asian Countries Has Become The Growth Power For The Economy.

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