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Policy-makers, academics and senior economists will discuss paths to development in east Asia at a conference in Kuala Lumpur from 29 February to 1 March. The findings of the conference will be transmitted to the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD IX), to be convened in South Africa in late April, which will focus on globalization and liberalization issues.

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