Word: dollarized
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...Saudi Arabia, we have money, so not a lot of people think about democracy or politics. The government gives us so much. I don't worry about politics. I just like to see whether the dollar is going up or down, because the riyal goes up when the dollar goes up. I think about business. I think about the stock market. I think about the future - how can I live a good life? How can I have a good family...
...American public and trade deficits are the symptoms of the aggressive macroeconomic policies that have followed the 2001 recession. Left unchecked, they could degenerate into global “malign neglect” if investors’ faith in U.S. productivity is shaken, and, consequently, massive amounts of dollars are sold on currency exchanges. Given the predominant role played by the dollar in transactions and reserves in every economic region of the planet, the collapse of the dollar would risk causing a global financial crisis...
...Judicial battles - much like his continued control of a billion-dollar media empire, his loose tongue in diplomatic circles and even his recent hair replacement surgery - have helped set Berlusconi apart from most comparatively colorless Western leader. His supporters say the debonair, center-right politician has revolutionized the perennially gray world of Italian politics, carving out an influential role for his country on the world stage thanks to his rapport with the likes of Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair. His opponents, by sharp contrast, say Berlusconi puts democracy at risk with his myriad conflicts of interest and perennial...
...willing to custom-design pub features in order to “make the place an authentic representation of Harvard.” Though the pub was slated to open this coming September, Corker said that renovations will most likely continue through the fall semester. The multi-million dollar project will be funded by University President Lawrence H. Summers’ renovation grant from last fall and from the Fund for Undergraduate Life from the Office of the Dean of the College, according to Corker. Corker said he was confident that the recent resignations of Summers and Dean...
...black, the Strokes concluded a three-night stand at the 3,000 person venue.The Strokes have clearly grown up since the release of their stripped-raw 2001 debut “Is This It.” Then, the skinny-tie-wearing partiers, barely beyond their teens, rejected million-dollar studio techniques for a bare, garage-rock sound. But the five subsequent years have witnessed a significant evolution for the band. They’ve developed a fuller sound, both on record and on stage, and perform more challenging instrumental parts and more expressive, emotional lyrics. What the Strokes have...