The finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, said he expects the actions to weaken the yen and improve the economy.

日本财务大臣野田佳彦称他希望这些行动可以弱化日元并且能改善经济。

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"Nobody's lending to the Greeks at the moment and that's why we need to find a solution," said Maria Fekter, Austria's finance minister.

“现在没有人愿意借钱给希腊，所以我们得寻找一个解决问题的办法，”奥地利财长玛丽亚·费科特说。

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In signing the loan agreement, the Indian Finance Minister said repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies was a national priority.

在签署贷款协议时，印度财长说，对水体的修整和恢复是国家的重点。

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Concerns have grown about the capitalization of the German lender Commerzbank have dropped sharply and the German Finance Minister said they may need to activate the Soffin bank rescue fund.

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But that has yet to happen and the finance minister recently said there was no money to fund both the referendum and election.

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"Alfano could be our candidate for prime minister and I could be the finance minister, " he said.

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