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German clout has been increasing since the continent was struck in 2008 by the economic crisis that began on Wall Street, and then since last summer by the realization that European government debt had spun out of control.

"They have fairly clear objectives of where they see their place in the new world order," said Oded Shenkar, a management professor at Ohio State University and author of "The Chinese Century". "They see it's time to position themselves more assertively". China's clout has been increasing in recent years as it has surged to become the third-biggest economy, after the U.S. and Japan.

appears to be increasing its clout and presence in Europe as the crisis grows.

In the US, the number of women-owned businesses is expected to grow 90% in the next five years, and they are increasing in economic clout.

It still is, but the level of donations has been increasing among nations with new financial clout, including China, India and oil-rich Persian Gulf states.

And although the IMF's financial firepower has been increased in response to the financial crisis, the CEPR says it no longer has the clout it once did.

Muslims are regarded more favorably in France than elsewhere in Western Europe, while French politics features an increasingly potent far-right party, Marine Le Pen's National Front, whose electoral clout is now likely to increase.

Another group looking to increase its voter clout is the gay community.

So the drive to create more multinationals in Asia and increase its global corporate clout is certain to continue.

His executive clout is limited.

"Their clout is unmanageable".