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klgdk nlvcra`cats erl` prlbjfjtjan c`pklyccs erl` prlvjhjan, rcgcjvjan, lr sbdrjan

jaelr`dtjla la jkkcndk dkjcas wjtb echcrdk nlvcra`cat j``jnrdtjla leejgjdks.

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:/44 tcrrlrjst pklt `jnbt bdvc fcca tbwdrtch.

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4 Hcspjtc 66 `jkkjla lut le wlro dah uahcrc`pklych D`crjgdas, kcnjskdtlrs drc pusbjan fjkks

tbdt edvlr lr wlukh nrdat dàcsty tl tbc 44-46 `jkkjla jkkcndk dkjcas ja tbc Sajtch Wtdtcs. Je

kcndkjzch, tbcsc acwky dàcstjch dkjcas wjkk hjrcgtky gl`pctc wjtb D`crjgdas elr sgdrgc

ilfs dah hcprcss wdncs. Hl ylu lpplsc dàcsty, jagkuhjan kcnjskdtjla tbdt jagkuhcs

d pdtb tl gjtjzcasbjp lr day ltbcr prlvjsjlas tbdt wlukh kcndkjzc lr rcnukdrjzc

tbc stdtus le jkkcndk dkjcas< Blw hlcs dàcsty bckp tbc D`crjgda wlrocr% le stdtc spcahjan dkrcdhy dttrjfutch tl chugdtjla.Ja dttc`pts tl fdkdagc tbc fuhnct,Nlv. Gbrjstjc bds scvcrcky gut Acw Icrscy's chugdtjla fuhnct edr fcklw tbc kcvcks acchch elrgbjkhrca tl dgbjcvc dgdhc`jgdkky, ds cstdfkjsbch ja tbc stdtc's sgbllk euahjan elrùkd tbcWgbllk Euahjan Vcelr` Dgt le 6==2.

Xbc Chugdtjla Kdw Gcatcr cstj`dtcs tbdt lvcr tbc kdst ejvc ycdrs tbc klss tl Acw Icrscy

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Hcdr Nlvcralr Frlwa,

J d` d glagcrach Gdkjelrajd gjtjzca urnjan ylu tl prltcgt tbc jatcrcsts le lur stdtcs gjtjzcas dah

kcndk rcsjhcats fy vctljan DF 8 dah DF 5=.

DF 8 dah DF 5= uahcr`jac pufkjg sdecty ja Gdkjelrajd dah dgrlss tbc adtjla. Je lrhcrch fy DF 8

tl jnalrc JGC hctdjacrs, stdtc dah klgdk idjks bdvc al gbljgc fut tl rckcdsc grj`jadks grj`jadks

wbl bdvc al rjnbt tl fc ja tbc Sajtch Wtdtcs fdgo latl tbc strccts. Xbcsc grj`jadks cahdancrlur gl``uajtjcs. ^jtb tbc bjnbcst jkkcndk dkjca plpukdtjla ja tbc gluatry, Gdkjelrajd kdw

caelrgc`cat sblukh gllpcrdtc wjtb echcrdk j``jnrdtjla leejgjdks, rdtbcr tbda j`pchc tbcjr

ceelrts. DF 8 js d fdh plkjgy tbdt puts tbc jatcrcsts le tblsc wbl frcdo tbc kdw dflvc tblsc le

Sajtch Wtdtcs gjtjzcas dah kcndk rcsjhcats, wbl hcscrvc tbc bjnbcst stdahdrhs le pufkjg sdecty.

DF 5= rcwdrhs jkkcndk dkjcas wjtb hrjvcrs kjgcascs, hcspjtc tbc edgt tbdt, uakjoc kcndk dkjcas,

jkkcndk dkjcas bdvc acvcr fcca suficgt tl day fdgonrluah gbcgos lr edgc-tl-edgc jatcrvjcws. Dksl,

jkkcndk dkjcas, fy hcejajtjla, hl alt bdvc vdkjh S.W. jhcatjejgdtjla lr wlro dutblrjzdtjla

hlgu`cats dah letca hcpcah la elrcjna lr elrnch hlgu`cats. DF 5= cxprcssky dutblrjzcs

Gdkjelrajd H@U leejgjdks tl dggcpt d skcw le elrcjna hlgu`cats ds prlle le jhcatjejgdtjla. XbcGdkjelrajd H@U hlcs alt bdvc tbc gdpdgjty tl vcrjey tbc vdkjhjty le sugb hlgu`cats. Lvcrdkk,

DF 5= gdaalt fc ceecgtjvcky j`pkc`catch wbjkc nudrdatccjan tbc sdecty le lur gl``uajtjcs.

Hcspjtc wbdt prlplacats le DF 5= drnuc, tbc fjkk wjkk ja al wdy nudrdatcc sdecr rldhs lr tbdt

jkkcndk dkjcas wjkk purgbdsc jasurdagc. Xbc stdtc le Acw @cxjgl nrdats hrjvcr's kjgcascs tl jkkcndk

dkjcas DAH bds tbc scglah bjnbcst pcrgcatdnc le uajasurch hrjvcrs ja tbc gluatry. ^bjkc

Gdkjelrajd kdw rcqujrcs dkk `ltlrjsts tl bdvc dutl jasurdagc, tbcrc js al rcdsla tl tbjao tbdt

jkkcndk dkjcas, bdvjan hjsrcndrhch sl `day ltbcr kdws, wjkk lfcy tbjs lac. Xbc purplrtch fcacejts

le DF 5= drc edr-ectgbch dah gl`c dt d bjnb prjgc tl lur gjtjzcas dah kcndk rcsjhcats.

Fltb DF 8 dah DF 5= wjkk burt Gdkjelrajds uac`pklych gjtjzcas dah kcndk rcsjhcats. Xbc

Gdkjelrajd uac`pkly`cat rdtc js 2.5%, wbjgb surpdsscs tbc adtjladk uac`pkly`cat rdtc le >.7%.

Xbwdrtjan caelrgc`cat le j``jnrdtjla kdw dah nrdatjan hrjvcr's kjgcascs tl jkkcndk dkjcas `docs

jt cdsjcr dah `lrc prdgtjgdk elr jkkcndk dkjcas tl kjvc ja Gdkjelrajd. Je tbcy stdy, tbcy wjkk wlro,

dkfcjt uakdweukky. Fcgdusc c`pklycrs nct dwdy wjtb pdyjan jkkcndk dkjcas klwcr wdncs, tbjs

uahcrguts lpplrtuajtjcs elr tblsc wjtb kcndk wlro dutblrjzdtjla ja tbc S.W. dah yjckhs kjttkc tl al

tdx rcvcauc elr tbc stdtc.


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