Dr Bassam Fattouh talks fi nance, oil and managementEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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January 2010

Issue 407

Eurozone €4.00, UK £3.00, USA $4.95, Algeria DA220, Australia A$7.50, Bahrain BD1.500, Canada $5.50, CFA Zone CFA2500, Cyprus €3.85, Denmark DKr33, Egypt E£13, Ethiopia R20, Gambia Da50, Ghana GH¢3.00, Indonesia R29,700, Iran IR35,000, Japan Y700, Jordan JD2.500, Kenya KShs250, Kuwait KD1.200, Lebanon LL 5.000, Liberia US $3, Malaysia RM14.90 •Mauritius MR 150, Morocco Dh 25• Nigeria N 300, Norway NOK 59, Oman OR 1.500, Qatar QR15, Saudi Arabia Rls15, Sierra Leone LE 5,000, Singapore S$6.90, South Africa R 24.95 (inc. tax), Other Southern African Countries R 21.90 (excl. tax), Sweden SKr 33, Switzerland SFr 8.70, Tanzania TShs 5000, Tunisia TD2.500, Turkey 4.25YTL, UAE Dh15, Uganda USh6,750, Zambia K12,500

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