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<title>EIN News: Middle East Economy News</title>
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<title>Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Cold Stone Creamery to Test Co-Branded Stores</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193269012</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 17:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico, Denmark, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. For additional information, visit the brand&apos;s website at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., headquartered  ...
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<title>&apos;Local equity firms will lead&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193267125</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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... Last Updated: October 15. 2008 8:54PM UAE / GMT DUBAI// Local private equity firms  ...  firms will take the lead in the Middle East and North Africa as the industrys business  ...  to put money in areas of the economy that are relatively small compared to the  ...
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<title>Regulation, Transparency and Investor Protection Take Center Stage at Global Business Reporting Conference</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193264801</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 17:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  open standards like XBRL to provide greater comparability to protect investors and expedite financial recovery.  ...  Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand,  ...  includes 24 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Australia with several others  ...
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<title>Corruption is hurting Afghan war on heroin</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193260710</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  from Afghanistan is smuggled through Pakistan, Russia, Iran and Turkey until it ends up on  ...  - or 53 per cent of Afghanistan&apos;s GDP. There was a 19 per cent drop  ...  sums of drugs money sloshing around Afghanistan&apos;s economy mean it is all too easy for  ...
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<title>Tajik farmers enslaved where cotton is king</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193260448</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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... Cotton is at the core of Tajikistan&apos;s economy and, reportedly, corruption. Companies associated with President  ...  80 percent to 90 percent of their arable land to cotton production. When farmers have  ...
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<title>Saving Our Money - And America</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193260427</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Peterson outlines the problem facing the American economy: &quot;As disruptive and damaging as today&apos;s mortgage  ...  Bush tax cuts, end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistanand we would still be only  ...
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<title>Financial crisis may mean more people go hungry</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193260290</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  highs, partly because of the slowing world economy. But FAO noted that this could prompt  ...  28 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East facing financial strains due to high food  ...
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<title>Global stock markets tumble on recession worries</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193259937</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  be no doubt now that the (US) economy is in recession,&quot; said High Frequency Economics  ...  now shifted to the real economy.&quot; The Saudi stock market, the largest in the Middle East, closed up by 0.5 percent on Wednesday  ...
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<title>Murtha warns Obama on Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193259567</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  different from those fighting U.S. forces in Iraq, Murtha said. More troops won&apos;t be enough  ...  he said. They&apos;re more worried about the economy -- and Murtha doesn&apos;t have much reassurance  ...
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<title>Martinez: My top priorities are economy, accountability, and children</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193258798</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  serving in the Marines. One is in Iraq and the other is a RECON Marine  ...  of this state. In addition, a healthy economy will solve many other problems as there  ...  more, stable revenue and less expense for unemployment insurance and other assistance. Our Legislature recently  ...
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<title>Russia-Georgia talks suspended</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193258074</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  has suggested that the government will look&amp;hellip; Unemployment levels are rising fast in the UK,  ...  The public inquiry into the death of Iraqi hotel&amp;hellip; ...
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<title>Oil below $75 as OPEC cuts forecast</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193257990</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  demand forecast amid signs that the global economy is headed for a severe downturn. Light,  ...  of that growth coming from China, the Middle East and India. OPEC&apos;s report comes about a  ...
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<title>MTV and CNN Team Up for Special Concert and Programming to Support Veterans</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193256015</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  BRAVE&quot; to Support U.S. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars MTV Launches Bill of  ...  to raise awareness of veterans causes, including employment, healthcare, homelessness, and education. CNN will air  ...
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<title>EADS North America Strengthens Its Program Management and Business Development Team Through Key Exec</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193255739</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Army Europe and Seventh Army for Operation Iraqi Freedom; and Deputy Director of Force Developments,  ...  contribute over $10 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 190,000 American  ...
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<title>Carlyle Group says local firms will lead</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=193255611</link>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2008 16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  lead Last Updated: October 15. 2008 8:12PM UAE / GMT DUBAI// Local private equity firms  ...  firms will take the lead in the Middle East and North Africa as the industrys business  ...  to put money in areas of the economy that are relatively small compared to the  ...
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