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The Next Disaster
Published December 4, 2008, 3:24 pm, Forbes
Narco violence is exploding--just as oil prices are plunging and Mexico is bracing for a deep U.S. recession.
WA News
Published December 4, 2008, 3:09 pm, The West Australian
Treasurer Troy Buswell revealed yesterday that State governments around Australia were having difficulty raising long-term loans for infrastructure projects because of the Commonwealth Government’s bank-deposit guarantee.
Govt rules out infrastructure bank
Published December 4, 2008, 11:22 am, Sky News Australia
The federal government is still considering options to ensure planned infrastructure spending by the states is not curtailed, but has ruled out a government-backed infrastructure bank.
Mexico, The Next Disaster
Published December 4, 2008, 3:06 am, Forbes
Narco violence is exploding--just as oil prices are plunging.
Middle East funding for states 'absurd'
Published December 4, 2008, 2:08 am, The West Australian
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says suggestions the government has struck a deal to channel funds from the Middle East into a new infrastructure bank for the states are "just absurd".
Middle East funding for states 'absurd'
Published December 3, 2008, 9:56 pm, AAP via Yahoo!7 News
The federal treasurer has rejected suggestions the government plans to channel funds from the Middle East into a new infrastructure bank for the states.
State bank plan absurd - Swan
Published December 3, 2008, 9:32 pm, The Courier Mail
TREASURER Wayne Swan says suggestions the Government has struck a deal to channel funds from the Middle East into a new infrastructure bank for the states are "just absurd''.
No asylum from the Opposition's xenophobia
Published December 3, 2008, 6:29 pm, Crikey
It’s okay for Coalition Governments to seek investment from Middle Eastern countries, but when a Labor Government does it, it’s Whitlamesque mendicancy to swarthy Arabs types, writes Bernard Keane .
UPDATE:Gulf Oil Countries Likely To Weather Downturn -Report
Published December 3, 2008, 12:31 pm, Nasdaq
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Despite a nearly $100 a barrel drop in oil prices from record highs this summer to below $50 a barrel, Gulf oil exporting countries are well placed to weather a downturn in the global economy, the Institute of International Finance forecast Wednesday.
Kuwait investment banks struggle with debt
Published December 1, 2008, 10:26 am, Financial Times
Kuwait’s investment companies have enjoyed a boom as an abundance of petrodollars in the region helped the sector expand to equal the banks in size and scope.
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