Middle East
INTERNATIONAL: Arms sales set to stabilise
International arms transfers had been declining since the beginning of the century, but appear to...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Flows increase to emerging markets
Capital inflows into emerging markets -- through bond and equity funds -- have risen sharply this...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Dollar's oil role may erode
The dollar remains the dominant international reserve currency and major oil exporters hold most...
InternationalMIDDLE EAST: Regional ICT access remains limited
The World Summit on the Information Society will be held in Tunis next week. The Tunisian...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: 'Intangible assets' are key to wealth
Measures of national wealth are inherently difficult to obtain. However, despite numerous...
InternationalRUSSIA/MIDDLE EAST: Kremlin plays down recent crises
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that documents shown to Moscow to support...
Middle EastBALKANS: Romania could harbour second H5N1 outbreak
Following Saturday's confirmation by a UK laboratory that dead ducks in a Romanian village were...
BalkansMIDDLE EAST: Mixed prospects for telecoms growth
Governments in North Africa and the non-Gulf Arab states are moving more quickly than Gulf...
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