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Oil-rich Abu Dhabi takes lead from high-flying Dubai
Abu Dhabi, which controls more than 90 percent of the vast oil wealth of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), appears to have set its sights on following the example of booming Dubai.
Officials from the largest emirate in the UAE federation used the podium of a two-day economic forum this week to emphasise the emirate’s drive [...]
Venezuela, Oil Producers Buy Euro as Dollar, Oil Fall (Update1)
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is directing a growing share of the country’s oil profits into euros as the dollar and crude prices fall.
The dollar, down 9.5 percent against the euro this year, may face more pressure in 2007 because Venezuela and oil producers from the United Arab Emirates to Indonesia plan to funnel more money [...]
