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Life After Loan

Friday, November 30, 2012

“Sign on bank: We can loan you enough money to get you completely out of debt”

Japan Provides USD 10 Million Aid to the Palestinian Authority

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Tokyo- (PanOrient News) The Japanese government has decided to extend Non-Project Grant Aid of 800 million yen (about USD 10 million) to the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, the Foreign Ministry said.

Notes to this effect were exchanged between Mr. Naofumi Hashimoto, Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, and Dr. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority, on Sunday, July 29 (local time) in Ramallah in the West Bank of the Jordan River.

A statement is...

Lower External Demand Results in Slower Growth for Asia

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Tokyo- (PanOrient News) Lower demand for exports from Asia is acting as a drag on growth in the region, but Asian economies continue to hold relatively firm buoyed by continuing strong domestic demand, International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts said.

“Exports [in Asia] lost momentum in the face of weaker growth from regional and global trading partners, but robust domestic demand has, so far, helped offset the drag on growth,“ said Anoop Singh, head of the Asia and Pacific region for the ...

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