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Iraq concern over lack of US engagement
Iraq’s vice president has expressed concern over a weakening of American political engagement in Iraq, and predicts that some troops could remain beyond the 2011 withdrawal deadline
Carlyle sees opportunity in Middle East
Fund has executed only one Mideast deal
More pain to come for Mideast economies
IMF says states need to be pro-active
Iraqi oil minister rejects Kurdish oil plan
‘Baghdad will not pay companies for oil export from Kurdistan’
Downturn aids Egyptian reform opponents
Growth expected to fall to 4.3 per cent
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Comment: Gulf must learn lessons of crisis
Arab nations have regarded the global downturn as a western phenomenon but they would be wise to correct the shortcomings in their own financial systems
Kuwait pays for investment company ills
The emirate has seen its reputation for financial solidity and probity tarnished by the travails of a sector laid low since the global credit crunch
Abu Dhabi multiplies investment arms
Questions have been raised about the extent of co-ordination between the emirate’s various funds and whether the diversity heightens the risk of Abu Dhabi overplaying its hand
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Chief Palestinian negotiator detects new approaches from the new US adminstration ahead of Obama - Netanyahu meeting
Rachid Rachid
Egypt’s trade and industry minister, Rachid Rachid, says that the government is determined to continue a process of structural reforms despite opposition fuelled by the global economic crisis
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