It provided Asia with a new backstop financing facility — in essence, a self-insurance fund that came in very handy in successfully cushioning the blows of an unprecedented global shock.

这给亚洲提动了一个新的金融保障设施——从本质上讲，是一种可成功缓冲前所未有的全球危机打击的很便捷的自我保障基金。

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"The Health Insurance Fund is funded by contributions from employees and the self-employed and there's no intention of increasing those contribution fees at the moment, nor have we any immediate plans to reintroduce prescription charges, " he said.

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