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Was China’s current account in surplus or deficit? Merlina Katapodis stared through her office window, scarcely noticing the murky haze that spread over Athens. The Areopagus rose in the distance, but the unusually dank morning rendered the mountain indistinct. Deep in thought, she pondered her first major assignment with Kairos Capital, a pri- vate investment partnership comprising a number of extremely wealthy and powerful shipping magnates. At the moment, she felt little of the ambitious drive that had launched her into her current position.Merlina Katapodis stared through her office window, scarcely noticing the murky haze that spread over Athens. The Areopagus rose in the distance, but the unusually dank morning rendered the mountain indistinct. Deep in thought, she pondered her first major assignment with Kairos Capital, a pri- vate investment partnership comprising a number of extremely wealthy and powerful shipping magnates. At the moment, she felt little of the ambitious drive that had launched her into her current position.