RiyalNews and information about Riyal currency.Yemen: Country profile - Al Jazeera- September 17, 2008 Prosperous and famed in ancient times, Yemen has been an important transit point between Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Spices, textiles and precious metals such as gold and silver have been carried through this vast, fertile but mostly deserted ...http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2008/09/200891792235256194.html 'I've Always Got Time for You'- September 17, 2008 About a decade ago, I arrived late for the weekly first sergeant council meeting hosted by our senior enlisted advisor, a grisly, no-nonsense former cop.http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809160314 "I've Always Got Time for You" - The Shreveport Times- September 17, 2008 About a decade ago, I arrived late for the weekly first sergeant council meeting hosted by our senior enlisted advisor, a grisly, no-nonsense former cop. As I took my seat in the middle of his weekly issues update, I felt his focused stare. Otherwise ...http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/BARKSDALEWARRIOR/809160... Gulf central bankers clear monetary union agreement- September 17, 2008 DUBAI: Central bank governors of five Gulf states approved a draft agreement for the creation of a single currency and deferred a decision on when the new money will be launched.http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=241896&version=1... Saudi Arabia invests SR1.5 trillion to curb inflation- September 16, 2008 Saudi Arabia is exerting huge efforts to fight unprecedented inflation in the country, which has come as a result of high rents and increasing prices of food and goods.http://business.maktoob.com/NewsDetails-20070423185222-.htm Slew Of New Choices From Van Eck, Others- September 16, 2008 The exchange traded fund industry saw the debut of several ETFs in recent weeks along with other key events.http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=28&issue=20080915 Gulf Central Bankers May Adopt a Proposal Bringing Monetary Union Closer- September 13, 2008 Central bank governors of five Gulf states will probably approve a new draft accord for monetary union at a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this week, the latest step toward a single currency for the region.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=azmZqdV4j3Uo&pid=20601087 Saudi Arabia invests SR1.5 trillion to curb inflation- September 9, 2008 Saudi Arabia is exerting huge efforts to fight unprecedented inflation in the country, which has come as a result of high rents and increasing prices of food and goods.http://www.ameinfo.com/168199.html Saudis mop up surplus capital - Financial Times- September 9, 2008 Western central banks may be pumping billions into the money markets to shore up liquidity and prevent the failure of financial institutions, but Saudi Arabia is desperately mopping up any surplus capital in its own economy. The Saudi Arabian ...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4c97f29a-7e95-11dd-b1af-000077b07658.html 'GCC must be lauded for resisting depeg pressure' - Zawya.com- September 7, 2008 Gulf monetary authorities gained credibility by resisting market pressure to end the peg between their currencies and the US dollar when it plunged by nearly 30 per cent in one year, a prominent banker said yesterday. Henry Azzam, Chief Executive ...http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080907035257 |