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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brightest spot in the economic picture is agriculture. Nutmeg prices remain high, and the banana and coconut industries are flourishing after many lean years. Farmers are harvesting new products, including flowers and exotic fruits, and finding eager markets in the U.S. and Europe. This growth is especially critical now that U.S. funds are tapering off. "We didn't expect the aid to go on forever," says Pauline Andrew, Agriculture and Tourism Minister. "Now we have to do it ourselves." After years of political upheaval, Grenadians seem anxious to get back to business...
...some experts remain gloomy. "The recession is here. It arrived Oct. 20, one day after the sharp plunge in world stock values," says Vincent Malanga, a Manhattan economic consultant. "That kind of market decline is bound to have an adverse effect on consumer confidence. People will borrow less, spend less and save more...
...consumers by economists and the press could itself be oppressive. Says George Schink, senior vice president of WEFA Group, an economic consulting firm: "U.S. consumers are nervous because they are being talked about so much. So far, they aren't doing anything." But consumers will find it hard to remain noncommittal with the arrival of Thanksgiving and the official start of the Christmas shopping season. The amount of charge-card cheer is likely to be the most closely watched economic indicator this season...
What inspired Syria's change of heart? According to summit participants, Assad concluded he could no longer remain aloof from the Arab world. Sentiment among the Arab leaders overwhelmingly favored pressuring Iran to end the war, and Assad apparently felt he had to move with the tide, putting at risk the millions of tons of free and subsidized oil that Iran has provided his country as a reward for his support. As for Egypt, the participants were eager to mend relations with the Arab world's most populous and powerful state so that Cairo's 450,000-man army could...
...case- by- case conservative loath to proclaim any sweeping constitutional doctrine -- and that, along with his straight- arrow background, is why he may win Senate confirmation. -- Congress' s Iran- contra report will scorch the President for failing to uphold the law. -- Mentally disturbed Joyce Brown wins the right to remain homeless in New York...