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02-05-2012 Migrant worker issues - Ceylon Daily News

Migrant worker issues
Ceylon Daily News
According to the Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFU) overseas migrant worker remittances total over US $ 5 billion annually, accounting for almost as much as all the country's exports. Of the remittances, about 60 percent are from Middle East, ...

06-05-2012 Jordan's economy structure - Ammon News

Ammon News

Jordan's economy structure
Ammon News
Part of these remittances go to investment purposes, and part to savings, but the bulk of the funds is used to finance consumption of expatriates' families staying at home, which explains the reasons behind Jordan's extensive imports.

09-05-2012 Jordan central bank says no plan to drop dollar peg - Arab News

Jordan central bank says no plan to drop dollar peg
Arab News
The dollar peg has provided stability in a period of regional instability to an aid-dependent economy hurt by a drop in capital inflows and remittances as Jordan is still struggling to recover from the global downturn of 2008-2009.

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11-05-2012 US Official Remarks on Challenges Facing Region - AllAfrica.com

US Official Remarks on Challenges Facing Region
AllAfrica.com
While Tunisia has charted impressive political progress, the government's ability to meet post-revolution socio-economic growth targets is strained by lost remittances, diminished production, and plummeting tourism and exports.

13-05-2012 Jordan's fiscal deficit could hit US$4bn - minister - ArabianBusiness.com

ArabianBusiness.com

Jordan's fiscal deficit could hit US$4bn - minister
ArabianBusiness.com
"Jordan remains highly dependent on commodity imports oil and grains, tourism receipts, remittances and FDI flows, and external grants,'' the International Monetary Fund said in a report last month. The kingdom "is also facing risks from a further ...

13-05-2012 Jordan plans price rises, taxes to slash deficit - The Daily Star

The Daily Star

Jordan plans price rises, taxes to slash deficit
The Daily Star
Tarawneh, who took office nearly 10 days ago, faces the tough challenge of rejuvenating an economy hit by poor domestic demand and lower foreign cash inflows, including remittances from expatriates in the Gulf. Hard currency earners such as tourism ...

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15-05-2012 Asia Close Highlights - FXMarketAlerts.com

Asia Close Highlights
FXMarketAlerts.com
Philippines: Mar Overseas remittances up 5.0% y/y (prev: 5.8) to USD1.7bn (prev: 1.59). - Philippines: Tensions over the Scarborough Shoal incident escalated after Philippines Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that the country does not ...

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17-05-2012 Palestinian Refugees in UNRWA Camps in Jordan - Palestine News Network

Palestinian Refugees in UNRWA Camps in Jordan
Palestine News Network
By Diala Khalaf Jordan has exposed to consistent migratory waves of Palestinians since 1948 due to its political and geographical position. It received the greatest number of Palestinian refugees during the Israeli-Arab war of 1948.

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18-05-2012 EBRD-Euro crisis is big threat to emerging Europe - Reuters

EBRD-Euro crisis is big threat to emerging Europe
Reuters
It also projected 3.1 percent growth for 2012 across the whole region where it now operates, including for the first time Jordan and three countries of North Africa. But it said the uncertainties facing the euro zone made it likely that growth this ...

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18-05-2012 Strong Trade, Services Support the UAE's Economic Recovery - International Monetary Fund

Strong Trade, Services Support the UAE's Economic Recovery
International Monetary Fund
If a slowdown of the economy were to occur, however, it would likely also cause spillovers to other countries. Given the UAE's large foreign labor force, remittances to countries in South Asia and the Mashreq (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, ...

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Remittances by Jordanians down by 5.2% in 2011: CB - 2012-02-21
Jordan: Expatriate remittances rise slightly in 2010 - 2011-02-16
Jordan banks pin hopes on Gulf recovery - 2010-12-15
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka state bank in deal to boost remittances from Jordan - 2010-09-25
S&P lowers Jordan's long-term currency rating - 2010-03-13
Remittances of Jordanian workers abroad increase 29.5% in Nov - 2009-12-16
Jordan: Remittances down 3.7 per cent in first 7 months - 2009-09-14
Jordan: Remittances down for first half of 2009 - 2009-08-05

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