In between he spoke of helping one-industry towns, raising pension benefits, enticing migr and foreign scientists, building housing for veterans, constructing roads, central bank lending,elimination of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, fighting drug addiction, encouraging sports, laying fiber optic cables, bringing the Internet to faraway regions and GPS systems to automobiles.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Japanese stocks fell Wednesday, a day after the central bank approved a new lending program to boost the country's stagnant economy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Mr.Zuma said the global economic crisis highlighted the need to reform the international financial system and multilateral lending groups like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10