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seconomyAtaofrecession,theRoyalistogiveBritainseconomyaIift,withtourism,merchandisingandbroadcastingbestplaced.AccordingtoVisitLondon,theofficiaItouristoffiforLondon,atleastanadditional000visitorsandabroadwiIIftoLondonforthewedding,addingabout£3050miIIiontoLondonseconomy.FoodanddrinkwiIaccountforthehighestexpenditure£200million,withaIcohomakiupaImost£80miIIionofthesum,whilesalesofsouvenirsandwedding

vIiatoreach£157.5miion.Basedonstatiics,anaIystsbeIievethattheingcouIdreignitetheBritisheconomy.ising,increasedtourismtotheU.K.andfeeI-goodfactorthatretaiIsalesingeneralcouldgivetheeconomya£620millionorconsumerspendingboost.NelISaunders,consultingdirectorofretaiIresearchersholds:,"obviouslyitwiIbeagreattimeofcelebrationforaccountforabout40percenttheworldpopuIiandabout18percent:ofGDP.TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantfortheworldeconomynotonlybecausetheyovercametheimpactofthegIobaIfinancialcrisisearIierthantherestoftheworld,butalsobecausetheyhavemantainedrelativelyrapidcgrowth.Comparedwithworldaverageof3percent,blocachieved6percentgrowthyear,accounting60percentofgIobaIeconomicgrowth.ofBRICSisworldgodeeperrecession-akintoGreatDepression-aftergIobaIfinanciaIcrisis.wonder,theinternationalcommunityhashingeditshopesonthesustainedandfastrecoveryofBRICStoeconomy.icIementarinessoftheBRICSeconomiesshowsthattheyhavehugegrowthpotentiaIandcanbeenginegrowthworldeconomy.BRICSisstillafledgingbloc,tostrengthencooperativemechanismsitdeservestheworldstage.IntheSanyaDeclaration,theblochasexpresseditsnationtotransformitshopesofstrengthenedpoliticaIcooperationTothat,thefivecountriesvowedtotakeaseriesofmeasurestostrengthenmutuaIcooperationonwiderangeofissues.Buttoplaybiggerroleontheworldstage,theBRICSeconomiesalsohavetoconsolidatetheireconomicrelationship.ForexampChinaisthetradingofIndia,BraziIandSouthAfrica,butvbitradethreeisdollars.bilateraltradevoIumesofIndia,BraziI,SouthMricaRussiaevensmalIer.ThisshowsthattheBRICSeconomieshavealotofroomtoincreaseandexpandmutuaItrade.Besides,thecountriestofurtherstrengthenmutuaIcoordinationonsomeinternationaIissuestoboostthebloc'sinfluenceintheinternationalarena.SincealIthefivecountriesaremembersoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCounciIthisyear,withChinaandRussiabeingpermanentmembers,theypromisedcIoseIyworldpeacesecurinitiives,strengthenmultiidemocratizatiionaIreIations.SineeaIItheBRIOSeconomiesaredevelopingcountries,itimperativethattheyworktogethertodeveIoptheirblocintoaviablechannelforgreaterSouth-Southcooperation.TheentrySouthAfricaintoblocisexpectedpushBRICSinthatdirection.Becauseofhistoricalfactors,manyofthedevelopingcountries,includingtheleastindustrializedones,areinwhichisthefocusofUNMillenniumDeveIopmentGoals'povertyefforts.Again,SouthisentryiblocisexpectedtobuiIdabridgeofcooperationbetweenthe

sotherandAfricancountries.Thisisimportantbecause,accordingtotheSanyatheblociscommittedtohelpingAfricancountrieseradicatepovertyandhunger,andtheUNMillenniumDeveIopmentGoals'targetby2015.TheBRICSeconomieshavethrowntheirbehindG20toachievethatgoal.SincetheG20membershipisevenIydistributedbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountries,theNorthandSouth,theBRICSeconomiestothemainplatformforpromotinginternationaleconomiccooperationandmoreintenselypursuingbettergIobaIgovernance,theSanyaDeclarationsays.TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantforworldeconomyNOTbecause.theyovercametheimpacttheglobalfinancialcrisisearlierthantherestofworldtheyhavemaintainedrelativelyrapidgrowthandcanbetheoffortheAnpopuIationrateof0.57inthelasttotheofthepolicyandingthe7spopuIationataII.netinthepopuIationwas130from1990to56moreinthe〜SoitisthataGivenitstotheasitspopuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowovernexttwoitatapredicted1.5biIIion.ThepubIiionofdetailedfiguresthesixthonthattheof14by6.29inthe10andaged15and59by1.91theofovertheage60by2.93poiiierofanagingationisaoftheiionofthefamiIy-pIanningpolicy.AtthesamethedwindIingintheIationtheageof14thatalackofwiIIposeatothe,sinthenearItisdefinitelyrightforChinatomaintainalowbirthtoitsationasasithasinthepasttwoIfthatarealitwiItiveIythesfinanciaIcapabiIitytothecareofitsagedwiIItogrowintheItalsoa

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sattitudetowardchiIdbirth,whichmustalsototheinIationinthepasttwodecades.ItcandecadesforpopuIationpolicyitseffect.Therefore,fIuctuationsnthepopuIationibemonitoredinthecomingyears.Inaddition,studiesandsurveysaretodiscoveryoung89

sattitudeschiIdren.ThentheadjustmentstobethefamingpolicybesoundlybasedonsolidasweIIsensiblelysispredictionofpopuIationdeveIopmentdemonstratesPresidentHuwastalkingaboutonWednesday,thatthepopuIatiissueiscompIicatedanddeserveslong-termconcern.AnagingpopuIatiwiIINOT.aononslowtheoflaborparadiseisnowunderthreat.TanzaniaJspresidentJakayaKikweteeIectionpIedgetobuildanatonaIighwaythroughtheSerengetipark.The8thehorizondustrises.There,sarumbIingsoundIikefar-offthunder.Nowcanadark,movingtide.Theshapesbecomemoredistinct,thenoisebecomesacrescendoandthegroundshakesbeneathIionsofdrumminghooves.It'soneofthemostspectacularsightsonearth,theGreatMigration.EveryspringtwomillionwiIdebeest,zebra,IothernorthTanzaniaKenyainsearchofgreenerLionshyenasafterherds;vultureshoveroverhead.ThemigrationacrosstheSerengeti-Maraisoneoftheworld

1snaturalwonders.AmericanhunterStewartEdwardWhitewasthefirstwhitemantodiscoverthearea.HesetoutfromNairobi1913.HerecalIsjourneyashepushedsouth."WewaIkedformilesoverburnt-outcountry.Thensawthegreentreesoftheriver,waIkedtwomiles(3.2kilometers)moreandfoundmyseIfinparadise."woulddividemigrationroute.sadiIemmaeconomicdeveIopmentvversusconservation.highwayIIMusoma,onbanksofVictoria,toArusha.EngineerswiIIlayaacrossthemigrationroutofgiantheardsofwiIdebeest.Anotherpoliticianhasclaimedenvironmentalistsaremoreinterestedinanimalsinhumanbeings.bringbenefitsthepeopIewhopovertyontheoftheSerengetinationaIpark.Howeverscientistshaveclaithatiticianshijackingauniqueecosystem.warnhumanswouldintroducedomesticdiseasesandthenewroadwouldprovideanescaperouteforpoachers.ronmentalhaveIaunchedInternetandmediacampaignsand27scientistshaveco-signedarticleintheNaturemagazneobjectingthehighwayproject.Maasaitribes:MaasaipeopIegatherat01tukai,northerntoshowtheirsupportconstructionoftheroutethroughtheSerengetionaccountofitspotentiaItradebenefits.Povertyhasmarginalizedthelocalcommunities.TheMaasaiareasemi-nomadicpeopIeIocatedinKenyanorthernTanzania.Duetotheiruniquedressandcustoms,theyareamongthemostweII-knownofica

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sethnicgroups.RecenttheBritishOxfam(OxfordCommitteeforFamineReiief)hasclaimedthattheIifestyIeofbeembracedatoimatechangeofrabilitytoindeserts.whileMaasaithehabitatsofKenya'sendangeredanimals.stronglyoppose(s)theconstructionoftheroutethroughtheSerengeti.A.sB.The9.manyBritons,theingineeWilliamandMiddleton,whiisFriday,isaroyaIweddinganeventIbringaboutachangeofforBritain

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seconomyaIwithtourism,merchandisingandbroadcastingbestplaced.AccordingtoVisitLondon,theofficiaItouristoffiforLondon,atleastadditionaI000visitorsandabroadwiIIftoLondonforthewedding,addingabout£3050miIiontoLondon'seconomy.FoodanddrinkwiIaccountforthehighestexpenditure£200million,withaIcohomakiupaImost£80miIIionofsum,whilesalesofsouvenirswedding,Iiaaretoreach£5Basedi

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n0ursurveythattheweddingwiIIbeagreateconomiboostforLondonseconomyandagoodindicatorofthepotentiaIeconomicbenefitsofthe01ympicGameswhenmorethantentimesthisnumberofvisitorsexpected.

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MarkAmbler,economistatPwCsays.PwCconductedtheresearchaspartofanongoingprojecttomonitoreconomicofIargeinupto01ympicGamesyear.DespitetheexpectedboosttoretaiIandtourism,someeconomistswarnthattheweddingwouldn

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thavealong-termimpactontheeconomy.theweddidayfallsbetweentwohoiidayweekends,manyBritonsmaymakeaneIdayvacationbytakingoffthethreedaysinthemiddle,which,theysay,wiIIproductivityandBritain'GDP.11wouIdbewishfuIthinkingtohopeisIdIesiifiIyspendWhilethesethingscanhaveashort-termimpactonthetimingofeconomicactivity,theydon'ttendtohaveanysortofIastingeffect.JonathanLoynes,chiefEuropeanatEconomicsinexpressesopinion..H0veraI\9IthinktheimpactontheeconomywiIIbenegIgibIe.MuchmoreimportantIbewhatishappeningineconomyoveralI,forexampinflationdevelopments.v"HowardchiefU.K.economistatresearchgroupIHSGIobaIInsightconcludes."TheroyalweddingcouIdevenharmBritishgrowthbecauseoftheextraday'siday.AllowingmostworkersacouldknocksomecentBritishgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)inthesecondquarter.\WhichthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueThesisatatimeoftourismplaysadominanttheconsumerspendingboostledbytheRoyalWedding.Theextraday'sholidayduringtheRoyalWeddingmightdecreaseproductivityandhurtBritain'sGDP.ThecomingLondonOlympicswillattractleast6millionvisitorstoLondon.10.justayear,ShaoMingqingajoblessmanfromShandongprovince,savedyenoughmoneytobuya180,000-yuanToyota.Buthe'snorealestateagent.The23-year-oIdmadehismoneybyseIIigarIic.HumbIegarIichasoutperformedstocks,propertyandevengoldbecomethetop-performingassetinChinasincelastyear.ShaowasjustonetheluckybusinessmenwhoprofitedhugeIyfromthegarIiccraze,accordinganarticleinChinaDaily.TheNationaIBureauofStatisticssaidinMaythatthewholesalepriceofgarIichadskyrocketedmorethantenfoIdfromayearearIierabout12yuanakilogram.GarIicisnowmoreexpensivethanleanmeatinsomeplaces.Asaresult,mostrestaurantsnorthernChinanolongergenerouslyservefreegarIiccIoveswhencustomersorderdumpIings.HowdidgarIicmaniahappenWhenthegIobaIeconomytumbIedin2008,thegarIicmarketcollapsed.Nobodywasbuying.So,garIfarmersinChinapIantedaboutpercentlessgarIicin2009.That'salotIessgarIicforChinawhichproducesmoregarIicthananycountryintheworfId.Then,theH1N1epidemicbrokeout.PeopIewerequitenervousaboutit.GarIic

vatraditionalChineseherbalremedy,wassaidtobegoodasaflushot.Thus,theIimitedsupplyofgarIicranintounforeseenhighdemand,eventhoughsomemedicaIexpertslaterdebunkeditsrumoredheaIth-protectingproperties.Notsurprisingly,smartpeopIesawahugeopportunityinthegapbetweensupplyanddemand.ThepricegarIiccontinuedtogrowbecauseoftheavaiIabiIityofcapitalforinvestmentinthemarket.Attheendof2008,banksstartedtoloanmoneytostimuIatethefallingeconomy.Anincreasingamounthotmoneywasthusinjectedintothemarket.Whenthehousingandstockmarketsstruggled,theboominggarItradebecamepopularamonginvestors,accordingtoananalysisbyYangchengEveningNews.TheseinvestorsstartedstockingtonsgarIicintowarehousesandwaitedforpricestorise.Accordingtothenewspaper,somebusinessmenShandongprovinceboughtwholegarIiccropsbeforetheywereevenharvested.Andtheresthistory.Many,IikeShao,havestruckgold,whilefamiIies,restaurantsandfoodcompanihavehadtoreducetheiruseofgarIic.BesidescompIaintsfromordinaryconsumers,there

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saconcernthatthegarIicbubblewiIIburst,Ieavingmanybankswithbadloans,accordingtoChinaTimes.ButthegovernmentistryingtocurbrisinggarIicicesbyreguIingtheircostandpunishingprofiteers.Thegovernmentholdsa/anattitudetotheinvestmentthegarIictrading.tmeanttobeforIifeWhythenmanythenowendindivorceAnincredible66percentofmarriagesintheU.K.endindivorce,whichishighestrateinEurope.ThecontinutoriseII.WiIIitgetcloseto100percentoneearthhappeningtotheU.K.tocauseaphenomenonconsiderthefamiIytobethebasicbuiIngblocksociety.IfmarriagesandfamiIiesarefallingapart,isK.societyaIsofaIingapartIsthedivorcerateasymptomofsomesortsocialcrisisIstheU.K.sculturalidentitydisintegratingIt'squitedifficultthesedaystowhatUidentityWe'IIiaritishtraditionsandcustoms,butlytobeabigpartofmodernIifeinU.ItisinaccuratetothinkalIBritishIemenwearbowlerhats.ThatisnotwhatlikegeneraIly.ItiswrongtothinkthatweIIiveinquiet,sleepyviIIandplaycricket.don'talldrinkwithU.todayofmulticulturalonTheresoundsoncornerseverycity.Britishcuisineofdiversearound.Everyonespeaksadifferentaccent.ThestrangeandthebizarrearequitecommonintheU.suchdiversityagoodthingWell,itmakesaveryexcitingplaceIive.Thereideaseverywhere.Istimulated.ThereisgreattotomostpeopIeIsuchfreedomseemstocomeatacost.It'snotalIhappyfamiIies.TherehasbeenasignificantofriotsinthesouthandnorthofEnglandthe50yearsofBritishhistory.BritishpeopIeregardethnicminoritiesascomingtotheU.K.tostealjobs.Thecreditcrunchhasonlyincreasedthisfeeling

vofcourse,becauserateshaverisen.So,itcouldbearguedthebreakdownmarriagesintheU.K.inofthepressuresputuponfamiIiesbywiderproblemsinBritishsociety.IIbeinterestingtoseeifthedivorceratealsoincreasesbecausethefinancialpressuresputuponfamiIiesbythecreditcrunch.peopIebecomeandunhappywhentheylackfinanciaIsecurity,andcantheirIifeorfamiIyIifestressedandunhappyaswell.AnotherpossiblereasonhighdivorceratemightbethatmarriagenolongersamevalueormeaningforBritishpeopIeasitoncedid.ChurchattendanceintheU.K.hasbeenfallingforthelast50years,suggestingfewerpeopIeconsidermarriageaholyinstitution.Since1991,therehasbeenapercentpeopIegettingmarriedinchurchratherthanaregisteroffice.Bizarrely,comewhereasyearsU.K.sendingChristianmissionariesoutaroundtheworId.thereisthefinancialsidetogettingmarried.Inpast,marriedcouplespaidlowergovernmenttaxessingles.disappeared.Incountry,someofmemberswiIIbenefit,especialthoseinretaiI."SaraspokeswomanforBritain'FederationofIBusnessesbeieves.

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talong-termtheeconomy.theifallsbetweenBritonsaneIvacationbytakingoffthethreedaysthemiddle,which,theysay,wiIIdecreaseproductivityandhurtBritain's11wouIdbewishfuIthinkingtohopethisIdIesignifiIybetterorspendmoney.Whilethesethingscanhaveashort-termimpactonthetimingofeconomicactivity,theydon'ttendtohaveanysortoflastingeffect.JonathanLoynes,chiefEuropeaneconomistatCapitaIEconomicsinn0veraIthinktheimpactontheeconomywiIIbenegIgibIe.MuchmoreimportantIwhattheeconomyoveralIforexample,developments."vHowardArcher,chiefU.K.economistresearchgroupIHSGIobaIIightconcludes."TheroyalweddingcouIdevenharmBritishgrowthbecauseoftheextraday'siday.AllowingmostworkersacouldknocksomecentBritishgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)inthesecondquarter.iPrineeWilliamandKateMiddIetonwiIINOT.ofaa"whitewedding"inthe,onceeverygirl'sdream,nowsohigh(aminimum£10,000)thatincreasinglyfewpeoplecanaffordit.WhatdoesitalImeanWiIImarriagedisappearcompeteIintheU.K.onedayanswerprobablyisofmarriagechangingwithBritishsociety,soithasagoodchanceofsurvival.Sincetheintroductionof

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ssweepingvictory2008,itseemsincrediblecouldsufferacrushingsetbackafterthantwoyearsinoffice.Hisapprovalratingshavealsodroppedandnowhoverbelowthe45percentmark.WheredidalIgowrongforthePresidentcourse,there1stheeconomy.Althoughit'sgenerallyacceptedthatObamainherited,notcaused,thesbeIievedthathehasn

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tgonedowninayear.icdisappointingastimuIusworthtrillionsofdollars.Lastweek,theU.S.FederalReserveannouncedthatanother$billionwouldbepumpedailingeconomynexteightmonths.ThishighIightsthefailureofthequantitativeeasingmeasuresfar.YetaccordingtoapoIIconductedNewYorkTimesandCBSNewsatendofOctober,nearly70ofAmericansIievedtheeconomicslumpwasonlytemporary.ofrespondentsbeIievedtheeconomywaswhereexpecteditbethispointandthan10percentbeIithecurrentadministrationwastoblamestateofeconomy.SoiffinanciaIcrisistsolecauseofObama

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sslumpinpopularity,whichotherfactorscomeipIayFirst,troopsinIMghanistanstillservingdying.Second,healthhasprovedwidelyunpopular.alestillnotcoveredbyhealthinsuranceandmillionsmoreareworriedaboutthehighertaxratesintroducedtopayforthereform.Increasedgovernmentinhealthcareisalsoresented.Youngpeople,into2008,appearparticularlydisIionedwithObama.11Itwasmyfirsttime"aaColoradosenatorialdebateGuardianinOctober."IObamaandhelpinghimgetthevoteout.IgrewupunderBush.DuringmyentireconsciousIifepoliticssucked.Finallysomethingexcitinghappened.ButitdidntdelivermuchasIexpecteditto."DespiteonMTVandTheDailyShowwithJonweIIaswithRollingStonevObamaunabletodrumupenthusiasmamongyoungvotersastheeIectionapproached.AccordingtoaHarvardUniipolI,IastNovember36percentthoseaged18wouldinthemidterms,Octoberyearthatfigurehaddroppedto27percent.However,Obamasupporterscantakecomfortfromthe1982midtermeectonsthatsawtheRepubIicans,underRonadReagan,lose26Houseseatsinmidstofadeeprecession.Twoyearslater,withtheheIpaneconomicrecovery,Reaganwasre-electedalandsIide.WhichofthefollowingNOTthereasonfortheunpopularityofObama

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shealthcarereformManyAmericansarenotbenefitedfromthereform.ThemoreonThecareAnIioftoofsIaII.Iiitaitsation,ChinatoinuetheasitspopuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowoverthetwoitatapredicted1.5biIITheIicationofdetailedfitheonshowsof14by6.29inthe10yearsthose15and59by1.91sametheoftheage60by2.93points.iheavierofanagingationisaofiionofthefamiIy-pIanningpolicy.AtthethedwindIingintheIationageof14aofwiIIposeatothesinthenearItisyriChinamaiarelativelyrate.thecountrycannotaffordtoseeitspopuIationgrowthratedropassharplyasithasinthepastIfbecomesreality,itwiItcertainlynegativeIygovernment

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sattitudetowardchiIdbirth,whichmustalsohavecontributedtotherapiddeciineinpopuIationgrowththepasttwodecades.ItcantakeseveraldecadesforapopuIionpolicytoshowitseffect.Therefore,fIuctuationsinthepopuIationsizemustbecloselymonitoredinthecomingyears.Inaddition,studiesandsurveysarealsoneededtodiscoveryoungpeople'sattitudestowardhavingchiIdren.ThentheadjustmentstobemadeinthefamibebasedonsolidasIIassensiblelysispredictionpopuIatideveIopmenttrend.demonstratesPresidentHuJintaowastalkingaboutsaidonWednesday,thatthepopuIionissueiscompIicatedanddeserveslong-termconcern.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEThefamily-planningpolicyreducestheproportionofresidentsallages.Thefamily-planningpolicysatisfactoryandpromptpopulationcontrol.istoThefamily-planningpolicycansolvethepopulationproblemsinChin14.TomanyBritons,theweddingofPrineeWilliamandKateMiddleton,whichissetforFriday,isnotonlyaroyalweddingbutalsoaneventthatwiIIbringaboutachangeoffortuneforBritain

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sflaggingeconomy.However,someanalystsbegtodiffer.CantheweddingrevitaIizetheBritisheconomywiIIitbeaontheBritain'seconomyAtatimeofrecession,theRoyalWeddingisexpectedtogiveBritaineconomyaIift,withtourism,merchandisingandbroadcastingbestplaced.AccordingtoVisitLondon,theofficiaItouristofficeforLondon,atleastanadditionaI600,000visitorsfromhomeandabroadwiIIfIocktoLondonforthewedding,addingabout£3050miIIiontoLondon

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seconomy.FooddrinkwiIIaccountforthehighestexpenditureat£200aIImakiaI£80miIIionsum,whilesalesofsouvenirsandweddingmemorabivIreach£157.5miBasedisomeIystsIievetheweddingcouIdretheBritisheconomy.Merchandising,increasedtourismtotheU.K.andafeeI-goodfactorincreasesretaiIsalesingeneralcouldgiveeconomya£millionorconsumerNeIIconsuItingof

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sFederationofSmalIBusinessesbeIisurveysuggeststhatweddwiIIbeagreaticboostonsaindicatorofthepotentaIeconomicbenefitsoftheGameswhenmorethantentimesthisofvisitorsis"Ambler,says.theresearchasofanongoingprojecttomonitortheeconomicofIargeeventsthecapitaltheruntothe01ympicGamesnextyear.DespitetheexpectedboostretaiIandtourism,someeconomistswarnthattheweddingwouldn

9talong-termimpactontheeconomy.Astheweddingdayfallsbetweentwolonghoiidayweekends,manyBritonsmaymakeaneIevendayvacatontakingoffthethreedaysinthemiddle,which,theysay,wiIIdecreaseproductivityandhurtBritain'sGDP,11wouIdbewshfuIthinkingtohopeiswouIdmakepeopesignifiIybetterspendmoney.Whilethesethingsashort-termimpactonthetimingofeconomicactivity,don'ttendtohaveanysortofIastingeffect.JonathanLoynes,chiefEuropeaneconomistCapitaIEconomicsLtd.inLondonexpresseshisopinion.."Ov