Oil funds see Mideast through downturn

Adam Schreck

The Associated Press

The Middle East has weathered the global economic downturn better than other parts of the world because its energy exporters were able to tap billions of dollars in oil profits collected when prices were booming, the International Monetary Fund said Oct. 11. By reaching into those reserves, major o....

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