French Minister of Economic Affairs Christine Lagarde disagreed, saying that there is simply a massive global rebalancing that is taking place.

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This area may come naturally to a woman who just spent four years as minister of economic affairs, finances and industry in France, a nation whose government actively tends to such things.

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As the French Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment which President Nicholas Sarkozy appointed her to in 2007 she is the first woman to ever hold the position in a G-8 country.

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"I want to gather information... over the bulk buying and trade in the Netherlands in order to inform Chinese authorities that they are getting batches of milk powder that do not conform to their regulations, " Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Sharon Dijksma said in a statement.

BBC: Dutch government to probe export of milk formula to China

It appears that Apple is about to expand its manufacturing operations to Brazil, where a new Foxconn factory is already in place and ready to churn out iPads, according to a report from national media outlet UOL. Aolizio Mercadante, the country's minister of science and technology, confirmed the news this week during a hearing held by the Commission of Economic Affairs.

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