1. Libya: A Glimmer Of Hope

    ...s toppled in 2011, instead piling into the power vacuum created by the revolution. Attempts by the government to co-opt the groups by hiring them for security have turned sour, and the militias have been key in preventing the centralization of power in Libya. Separatist movements in the east are pr...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  2. Egypt Plans Nuclear Tender, UAE Progresses First Reactor

    ...June that Egypt was ready to invite bids, having enacted a nuclear law, established an independent regulatory body, selected a technology, developed a fuel strategy and prepared a bid specification in line with IAEA requirements. Earlier tender plans were postponed following the January 2011 ov...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  3. US Plays Hardball On Oil Sanctions As Iran Nuclear Talks Resume

    ...ey will actually still be losing money, even during this six-month period relative to the amount of oil sales they had back in 2011,” he said. The US would only “open up the spigot a little bit, for a very modest amount of relief that is entirely subject to reinstatement if, in fact, they vi...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  4. Cepsa Boosts Asia Portfolio

    ...ployees. We believe that Coastal provides a tremendous foundation for furthering our E&P strategy." IPIC completed the takeover of Cepsa in 2011 when it acquired Total’s 49% stake (MEES, 8 August 2011)....

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  5. Jordan Approves 2014 Budget, Spending Up 13%

    ...dget 2013 Budget **2013 Actual 2014 vs (%) 2012 Actual **’13 vs ‘12 (%) 2011 Actual         ‘13 Bud ‘13 Ac...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  6. Syrian Bank Recapitalization To Cost Up to $16Bn

    ...rising in March 2011. At the same time Mr Mayyala attributed the recent strengthening of the local currency to a surplus of foreign exchange in the free market, from which the exchange bureaus could of late secure their foreign currency needs, rather than buying it from the CBS. In October the au...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013
  7. Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

    ...12 2011 WTI 95.44 93.93 94.32 100.57 106.27 105.73 94.17 94.18 95...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013