| Source: | Lateline Business |
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| Published: | Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:41 AEDT |
| Expires: | Tuesday, March 3, 2009 1:41 AEDT |
At an emergency policy meeting today, Japan's central bank announced that it will take steps to encourage domestic banks to free up lending to businesses.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Hundreds of Elvis impersonators have boarded a train from Sydney to Parkes for an annual festival.
The US president-elect - a self-confessed Spider-Man fan - will star in an edition of the comic.
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