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Noted economist Soto to call on Kumari Selja on Monday

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New Delhi, Feb 12(ANI): Noted Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto during his visit to India will have a meeting here with Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Tourism Minister Kumari Selja on Monday.

Soto is known for his work on the informal sector and on the importance of small business and market economy.

His path-breaking works on the 'informal economy' and the 'legal empowerment of the entrepreneurs among the poor' has been followed with keen interest across the globe. (ANI)
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