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  • Tentative Global Economic Recovery Raises Questions About Reforms


    As countries around the world recover from the crisis, unanswered questions about the necessary restructuring of the global economy require urgent attention, four leaders from business, academia and civil society said on the opening day of the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda. Press Release - 21Nov 11:15GMT
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  • CBI sells $642m this week


    The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales slightly increased this week to $642.927 million, compared to $632.424 million last week. Aswat Aliraq - 21Nov 06:47GMT
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  • Global Recovery will be Patchy in 2010; Asia and ME to Lead Growth


    The global economy will continue to struggle in 2010, but recovery will be quicker and stronger in the Middle East, China, India and Southeast Asia compared to other regions. Khaleej Times - 21Nov 06:37GMT
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  • Hamdan talks of new world order


    The global financial crisis demonstrated the dangers of ignoring growing economies like China, India, Brazil and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, told a gathering of experts at the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel yesterday. Gulf News - 21Nov 05:53GMT
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  • Alabbar Upbeat On Dubai Growth Prospects


    Dubai's economy could grow by around 5 per cent this year, one of the emirate's top officials said, in one of the most upbeat recent forecasts about the city's prospects. Financial Times - 21Nov 05:45GMT
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  • 'SSC expansion plan aims to cover 85 per cent of population'


    The Social Security Corporation intends to expand its coverage across the Kingdom and include 85 per cent of the population under its umbrella, according to SSC officials. Jordan Times - 20Nov 09:18GMT
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  • 'GCC to witness 4% GDP growth in 2010'


    In its latest economic forecast HSBC put the inflation in Saudi Arabia at six percent in 2010, up from the current 3.5 percent. The overall GDP growth for the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is to reach a modest four percent, the report added. Arab News - 20Nov 08:47GMT
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  • CBI's dollar sales slightly down on Thursday


    The Central Bank of Iraq's (CBI) dollar sales dropped to $128.513 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $133.09 million during the previous session. Aswat Aliraq - 19Nov 10:51GMT
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  • World economies bounce back, debt 'rot' must stop: OECD


    China, Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of an economic vortex with surprising if "modest" speed, the OECD declared on Thursday. AFP - 19Nov 10:28GMT
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  • CBI Regulating Funds


    The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) plans to regulate over 1,200 funds in collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Economy and subsequently to keep the inflation rate in check, said the governor of CBI. Iran Daily - 19Nov 08:26GMT
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