2017 developmental growth rates: Tables turning?

What economic fortunes might 2017 hold in store for various countries? Of course, if credibility matters, predictions cannot be made for their own sake: the anchor for the projections below, however, can be found in a study of trends and present investments affecting growth-rate data by the International Monetary Fund...

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Can Saudi Arabia reform itself?

In 2017, Saudi Arabia will continue to pursue the two key goals that King Salman set when he acceded to the throne in January 2015: to reduce the economy's dependence on oil revenues and government spending; and to position the Kingdom as a regional hegemon that can meet any threat,...

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SPM and pipelines installation will save cost for imported petroleum

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) signed a deal with China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPPB) on December 08, 2016 to set up a single-point mooring (SPM) project with a double (110 km) pipeline for the Eastern Refineries Ltd (ERL) and other subsidiary companies of BPC. As reported, the project includes among others...

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