28Oct2008 Slowdown in Persian Gulf Reverberates in Middle East (NYT)

New York Times

The global financial crisis and the ensuing fall in stock markets in the Arabian Gulf mean that remittances from expatriate workers in the Gulf, a major source of income for poorer Arab countries, is under threat.

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