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Global Economic Crisis: Coping Mechanisms in Oil-Exporting Economies of the Middle East
16 Mar 2009
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani recently spoke on-air to 6 News, a Turkey-based TV channel, about how oil-exporting economies in the Middle East will cope with the economic downturn. If oil prices remain low over the course of the next year, economies such as Iran and Iraq will face pressure to implement fiscal adjustments more quickly, while other countries in the region, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, may be able to compensate by drawing on large foreign reserves. An edited transcript of the interview follows.
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by Djavad Salehi Isfahani in Education, Employment, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq at
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Beyond Reconstruction: What Lies Ahead for Young Palestinians?
10 Mar 2009
Donors have pledged $4.4 billion in new aid to rebuild Gaza, yet serious questions remain regarding the fate of the Palestinian economy. Navtej Dhillon writes that the West Bank and Gaza need more than a lifeline of aid to achieve real development for a growing youth population.
