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John Lipsky, IMF’s managing director, says that the global economy will need more support as the Greek financial crisis has shown considerable downsides to the economy.
“Together with strong implementation by euro area countries, notably through actions to put public finances on a sustainable path, they will help sustain the global recovery,” he told the [...]

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The connotations of suicide bombing are such that we often think of bombers as poor, desperate men from  untoward backgrounds.  As the recent discovery of  “Jihadi Jane” and Nigerian  has shown us, this is not the case.  Often, suicide bombers are men from middle-class families. The evidence remains mixed, however.
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Headlines like this, “In a City of Over Ten Million, Only Five-Star Hotels Are a Near-Safe Bet “ point to Moscow’s dismal position as a tourist town.
Russia Profile reports that Russia, unlike Paris or London, has an over-demand for hotel rooms and not enough hotels to satisfy tourism:
Many travelers, both foreign and non-foreign, find [...]

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The UN, the United States, and other bodies often send money to the West Bank and Gaza alike.  However, their  donations in Palestine end up being squandered due to the usual littany of complaints: no transparency and high levels of  bureaucracy.
Which is why it’s good news that
The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), a publicly owned investment [...]