Business News
Iran's Government Subsidies
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| Article by Mohammad Ali Shabani Updated Fri, May 17 |
Cash handouts as part of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s subsidy reform programs have a constituency among Iran’s lower classes. |
(REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl)
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Baghdad Struggles to Halt
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| Article by Omar al-Shaher Updated Fri, May 17 |
The Central Bank of Iraq has taken measures to slow the fall of the Iraqi dinar, which has plummeted against the US dollar in recent weeks. |
(REUTERS/Saad Shalash)
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The Limits of Asia-Gulf Ties
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Syrian Oil Becomes Fault Line
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| Article by Andrea Glioti Updated Fri, May 17 |
With Syria's oil reserves divided between Kurdish and opposition forces, some fear a clash over the country's energy resources. |
(REUTERS/Hamid Khatib)
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Can Rafsanjani Save
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| Article by Bijan Khajehpour Updated Fri, May 17 |
Whoever wins the Iranian presidential election will face a daunting economic challenge. |
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj)
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Palestinian Investment Fund
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| Article by Omar Shaban Updated Thu, May 16 |
The Palestinian Investment Fund, established in 2003 to bring transparency to the Palestinian Authority’s assets, may also be promoting monopolies. |
(REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)
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Floods Cause Severe Damage
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| Article by Omar al-Shaher Updated Fri, May 17 |
Southern Iraq has been hit with heavy rains for the past week, resulting in significant human and material losses. |
(REUTERS/Jaafer Abed)
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Iraqi Kurdistan Real Estate Market
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| Article by Abdel Hamid Zebari Updated Tue, May 14 |
Progress made in the political dispute between Baghdad and Erbil has reflected positively on the economic situation in the Kurdistan Region, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari. |
(REUTERS/Azad Lashkari )
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Crisis in Algeria's Health Sector
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| Article by Kaci Racelma Updated Tue, May 14 |
The health sector in Algeria has been hit by a massive wave of strikes which, if ignored by the government, could spread and affect the country’s stability, writes Kaci Racelma. |
(REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina )
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Report Calls for New EU Approach
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| Article by Daoud Kuttab Updated Tue, May 14 |
A new European report urges the EU to toughen its stance on Israel and push it toward a two-state solution, reports Daoud Kuttab. |
(GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
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