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The IMF's latest advice comes ahead of a key political gathering of China's ruling Communist Party next week in Beijing, where leaders will chart the country's economic direction for the next five years.

The IMF’s advice to policymakers gathering for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington, D.C., this week: For more sustainable growth, reduce uncertainty, especially on trade, address fiscal vulnerabilities and invest in innovation.

For Mr. Fatsis, the dictionary is an item “as ubiquitous as a spatula” and as likely to be gathering dust but, in his experience, both deeply serious in purpose and endlessly diverting.

The bill would also put restrictions on gatherings "in the vicinity of a place of worship" - a move the government has said is in response to a series of "intimidating protests" near synagogues and mosques.

The size of the gathering on the street outside became so big that police were struggling to keep traffic moving, although no-one really seemed to care.