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A family eats breakfast outside their hut at a camp for people displaced by the war near Sana’a. Reuters
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Supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro shout slogans as they gather outside the National Assembly building during a session in Caracas, Venezuela October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Economic, Political Venezuelan Crisis at a Crossroad
Caracas- The recent strikes in Venezuela have reflected the country’s escalating political conflict accompanied with economic crises that resulted in the highest inflation rate worldwide according to the World Bank and a shortage of hard currency, leading to...Caption:
A photographer takes pictures through a glass carrying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo during a news conference in Bucharest in a file photo. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
Masoud Ahmad: Saudi Economic Reforms are Impressive
Washington- Masoud Ahmad, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department, told Asharq Al-Awsat that The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) will have economic repercussions but it was still too early to determine them; yet the...Caption:
In this May 29, 2014 file photo, Syrian refugee students sit in their classroom at a Lebanese public school where only Syrian students attend classes in the afternoon in Kaitaa village in north Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
World Bank Official: Lebanon, Jordan doing a Big Favor to International Community
New York-Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa Hafez Ghanem said that the World Bank was currently assisting countries hosting large numbers of refugees in providing good education to children and fighting unemployment. In an interview...Caption:
The World Bank headquarters in Washington. Photograph: Lauren Burke/AP