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LATEST ECONOMIC BRIEFINGS
SOUTH AFRICA | 09.05.2008
According to a recent study, South African agriculture's reputation as a competitive producer is threatened by state policies.
QATAR | 09.05.2008
Qatari authorities are considering beefing up lending restrictions for residential and commercial mortgages as a means of taking some of the heat out of the real estate market, while reinforcing codes of conduct and improving consumer protection.
KUWAIT | 09.05.2008
Kuwait, the only Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member state to drop its dollar-peg, has not managed to escape the current inflationary cycle affecting the region.
BAHRAIN | 09.05.2008
While inflation in the kingdom is relatively low, near record levels of money flowing through the Bahraini economy have sparked concerns of a possible inflationary breakout and have prompted moves by the kingdom's central bank to take some of the heat out of the situation.
INDONESIA | 08.05.2008
Facing with falling production and increasing demand for oil, the Indonesian government has announced it is considering quitting the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2009.
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