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'A sharing of experience and resources which could prove invaluable', is how an important event at the International Business School is being described by one of the participants.
The inaugural session of The Small Countries Financial Management Programme is a major conference for small nations, and is examining ways of dealing with the global financial crisis.
It will run for ten days, and will feature a number of talks from experts in the field of finance.
Financial Management Centre executive director Tim Cullen says the aim is to facilitate different ways of thinking:
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