Economics Gold regained strength on Wednesday as a weaker US dollar spurred buying from jewellers, but prices were still within sight of an almost four-month low given signs of progress …
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Economics The Lebanese Public Sector Employees Association has confirmed it will participate in a strike and demonstrations scheduled for Wednesday. “The Cabinet should drop its policy of procrastination and forward …
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Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest crude producer in July, just one month after the kingdom took the top spot for the first time in six years. Production …
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The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank offer a relatively informal atmosphere for finance ministers, central bank governors and private sector executives to discuss the …
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It threatens to be the longest running thriller since “The Mousetrap” opened at Saint Martin’s Theater in London more than half a century ago. Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund …
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Economic indices have become even more popular over the past few years with, for example, the numbers churned out by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation’s annual Ease of …
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One comes out of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington DC realizing how much the world economic landscape has changed over the last several years. The rise of emerging …
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For some people, the humiliation of Paul Wolfowitz, who atthe end of this month will step down as president of theWorld Bank after allegedly showing favoritism for his femalecompanion, Shaha …
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So far this has not been a good year for President Bush.First, his plan to pacify Iraq by “surging” more Americantroops appears to have backfired. Since the surge beganIraqis have …
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While some of the indications of summer tourist activity in Lebanon are encouraging, we must never forget that our economy is structurally weak. The tourist season this summer could well …