The government has increased taxes, but better collection is what’s needed. As the government struggles to find new sources of income, many have called on the government for serious action. …
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Technically, the only true innovationcomes in a CD shaped as a credit card.The e-bizCard, compatible with any CD-ROM, is the latest offering of the French-based Ebiz Production. However, were theunusual …
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Regional trade makes up a relativelysmall fraction of totalArab trade, both in absoluteterms and in comparison to other regionsin the world. The low level of trade withinthe Arab world can …
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Morocco The bourse in Casablanca shrugged off a series ofhealthy corporate results and continued to linger in negativeterritories. It is estimated that overall corporateprofits for listed companies surged 12% in …
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Solidere In the last week of March, peace prospects werepushed forward after the announcement of anAmerican-Syrian summit in Geneva on the26th. Investors hoped that the advancement ofthe peace talks would …
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How likely is Lebanon to default on itsloans? More than you might think,says US magazine Institutional Investor. Inits semi-annual survey of the creditworthinessof 145 countries, it ranked Lebanon 73rdworldwide and …
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There will be a new trading system soon. Please describe what it will be and when it will be implemented. KHALAF: We’re going to start continuous trading as soon aswe …
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A US soft landing US fund managers have raised their expectations for GDPgrowth for 2000 and 2001. While 83% now expect Fed Funds torise over the coming year, they expect …
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Arab countries attracted around $9 billion in private capital flows in 1999, or 6% of total capital flows to the emerging markets that year. Private flows to the Arab region …