The UN’s senior aid official has called for greater international efforts to help millions of Ethiopians suffering from a severe drought. About eight million people need urgent food relief and another 4.6 million need emergency assistance, accoring to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Al Jazeera English – Africa – UN [...]
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The US economy grew at a revised 3.3% annually in the second quarter of 2008, the Commerce Department said, much higher than its first estimate of 1.9%. BBC NEWS | Business | US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth. Any signs of a recession here? But is the GDP grouth enough as an indicator to long [...]
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OIL: Oil prices jumped back above $122 per barrel on the back of simmering geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia, a weak dollar and a large drop in US motor fuel reserves. New York crude oil hit to $122.04 in the Thursday trading, a level last seen in early August before slipping back [...]
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A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Syria. Author/Editor: Hasan, Maher | Dridi, Jemma Authorized for Distribution: August 1, 2008 Electronic Access: Free Full Text PDF file size is 573KB Link to data for this title. ZIP file size is 11KB The Impact of Oil-Related Income on the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate [...]
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