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Apr 15
Apr 15, 2013
| posted by Sean Hackbarth
If you ever happen to be on the television game show Jeopardy, then “What is the UAE, Alex!” would be the correct answer to the clue “The United States’ largest trading partner in the Middle East.” Or if you and the family are playing Trivial Pursuit and the clue is “In 2012, the U.S....
Mar 18
Mar 18, 2013
| posted by Sean Hackbarth
US exports to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan totaled $316,900,000 in 2000. On December 17, 2001, a free trade agreement between the United States and Jordan entered into force. Trade flows have increased substantially since with US exports to Jordan reaching $1,711,600,000 in 2012 for an annual...
Feb 27
Feb 27, 2013
| posted by Sean Hackbarth
While much of the developed world continues to try to recover economically, Iraq's gross domestic product is expected to grow by an average rate of at least 9 percent annually between 2013 and 2016. In January, the acting Central Bank Governor, Abdul-Basit Turki, told Reuters that Iraq’s economy...

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