Articles tagged with: Budget
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Friday, 12 Apr, 2013
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad tendered his resignation earlier this week over a dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.
Fayyad's resignation followed weeks of controversy between the two Palestinian leaders over the resignation of Finance Minister Nabil Qassis, as well as disagreements over a forthcoming draft budget. Relations between Abbas and Fayyad have always been strained, however the latter tendering his resignation is seen as unlikely to solve ...
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Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The approval of Iraq's controversial 2013 budget yesterday was marred by further controversy after a physical altercation broke out between two rival MPs, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt.
The Iraqi parliament concluded its longest legislative session on Thursday with majority approval for the state’s fiscal budget for 2013. However only 168 out of a total 325 MPs were present at the vote following the complete withdrawal of the Kurdistan bloc, and the partial with...
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Tuesday, 1 Jan, 2013
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has presented to the Saudis the largest budget in the history of their country. Some would say this is natural, and to be expected, given the rise i...
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