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Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) leaves a news conference ...
Feb 27th, 2012
(Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) leaves a news conference as part of Group of Twenty (G20) leading economies' finance ministers and central bankers in Mexico City February 26, 2012. REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya (MEXICO - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) -
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