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THE PEOPLE: A rally outside parliament in Athens in June called
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Greece’s Economy amid International Pressures, Popular Anger

by Assma al-Khawli | Sep 21, 2016 | Business

Cairo- The Athens government has adopted tough austerity policies for years, committing to conditions imposed by the “Troika”: European Union (EU), European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in order to receive the needed funds to resolve its...

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IMF Urges South Korea to Use Fiscal Policy

by Assma al-Khawli | Aug 15, 2016 | Business

Cairo – International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged South Korea to use fiscal policy to support its economy in the face multi structural constraints like the rapidly ageing population, reliance on exports and lagging productivity. The new policy aims to increase social...

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Protesters run as riot police fire teargas during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Turkey: Economy…Immediate Consequences

by Assma al-Khawli | Jul 17, 2016 | Business

Cairo-It is no secret that the Turkish economy suffered a turbulence on Friday night on the level of foreign exchange markets’ trading and the aviation flights, as a direct effect of the attempted coup. Yet, the government continues to enact reforms that shall ease...

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IMF Reliefs Chronic Struggles of Iraq

by Assma al-Khawli | Jun 15, 2016 | Business

Following long negotiations, Iraq has agreed on applying the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) measures to receive loans of $5.4 billion over three years to help the country on surviving a liquidity crisis led by the decline of revenues in line with the significant...

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The Sheldon Glacier with Mount Barre in the background, is seen from Ryder Bay near Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctica, in this NASA/British Antarctic Survey handout photo. REUTERS/NASA/

175 countries Sign the Landmark Climate Change Agreement

by Assma al-Khawli | Apr 25, 2016 | Features, World

Cairo- Over a 175 countries– last Friday- signed the landmark agreement for climate change at the U.N. headquarters in New York. The period for signing will remain open for another year, in which it allows all parties to sign for the ratification of the Paris...