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Pakistan govt restricts smuggling-in and dollar outflows (MENAFN) Pakistan govt restricts smuggling-in and dollar outflows More . . . Business : Pakistan Government Restricts Smuggling-in and Dollar Outflows (Khaleej Times) Pakistan government and the central bank are now deeply engaged in stemming the tide of smuggling-in and dollar outflows to shore up the external balances. More . . . Documents show Iran's quest for atomic bombs (Seattle Times) The father of Pakistan's nuclear-weapons program has written an official account that details an Iranian attempt to buy atomic bombs from Pakistan at the end of the 1980s and also conflicts with the Pakistani government's assertion that bombmaker Abdul Qadeer Khan proliferated nuclear know-how without government approval. More . . . Despite Recession, Global Arms Race Spirals (CommonDreams.org) by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS - The global financial crisis has not deterred some of the world's developed and developing nations from bolstering their military arsenals with expensive new weapons systems, including sophisticated fighter planes, combat helicopters, submarines, armored vehicles and air defence systems. The five largest arms purchasers during 2005-2009 were China, India, South ... More . . . Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia - issue # 7/2010 (Girodivite) Russia is in talks with Italy on the purchase of up to 1,000 armored vehicles, an Italian news agency reported on Tuesday. According to Ansa, the Russian military would like to buy up to 1,000 IVECO M65 (LMV) Light Multirole Vehicles. More . . . A status report on Haiti: Money flows, leadership lags (National Catholic Reporter) While Sean Penn may be splashed across American TV for his relief efforts in Haiti, on the ground easily the most substantial private humanitarian operation belongs to Catholic Relief Services. More . . . Kirkwood Debates Role of Race in Shootings (St. Louis Beacon) Kirkwood residents see Charles "Cookie" Thornton's life from many points of view as they struggle to move beyond the havoc wreaked by his murder of city officials. A big question is whether and how race played a role in the situation. More . . . Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership (Thaipr.net) oused at the World Bank, CGAP Technology Program working for poor people to get safe ways to send, receive, and save money CGAP, an independent microfinance center based at the World Bank, t More . . . Forbes India: all about the world's billionaires (IBN live) US citizens still dominate the ranks but their grip is slipping. More . . . Boost for Mobile Banking for the Unbanked as CGAP, DFID Announce New Partnership (redOrbit) Housed at the World Bank, CGAP Technology Program working for poor people to get safe ways to send, receive, and save money WASHINGTON and LONDON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CGAP, an independent microfinance center based at the World Bank, today announced a new partnership with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to expand ongoing global efforts to use information and ... More . . . Advertise on this page
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