Soaring prices pose challenge to G8 finance chiefs (The Japan Times)
Story date: 2008-06-11 02:21:14
Added on: 2008-06-11 16:50:59
Finance chiefs from the Group of Eight countries are expected to discuss Friday in Osaka how their economies can tame the soaring oil and food prices battering businesses and consumers around the world. But analysts and government officials say there are no effective measures in sight, at least in the short term. Read the full story
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