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Welcome To The 1% Recovery By Mike Konczal

As the 1% reap 93 percent of the income gains from the recovery, we’re rapidly returning to pre-New Deal levels of inequality. March 11, 2012 "New Deal 2.0" — There was a brief debate focused on the following question: would the gains of the economy continue to accrue to the top 1% once the recovery started, or would they have a weak …

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Halal-friendly tourism: Sri Lanka rated fourth best among non-Islamic states

Multicultural Sri Lanka has been ranked as the world’s fourth best non-Islamic destination for Halal-friendly travel. Sri Lanka’s ranking is as per a compilation by Halal website Crescentrating which has listed top 10 destinations among Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) as well as non-OIC states. Bosnia and Herzegovina top the latter category followed by Singapore, South Africa and Sri Lanka. …

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Inside Job

 Narrated by Matt Damon, Inside Job is the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of …

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Unveiling the importance of Islamic agro-banking in Sri Lanka by Muath Mubarak

Muath Mubarak is a Director of Studies and Corporate Strategy for First Global Knowledge Centre (FGKC), a Sri Lanka-based conglomerate of companies involved in the Islamic finance industry. Previously he was working for Barwa Bank, a newest fully fledged Islamic Bank in Qatar. He is an Associate member of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) – UK and an …

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How Money is Created: Ben Dyson Explains the Debt Crisis Positive Money

Ben Dyson explains how banks make 92% of their investments in non-productive businesses, like speculative property bubbles, which has led to the massive unemployment that we see and repetitive boom and bust cycles.  === Uploaded by PositiveMoneyUK  January 10, 2012 Ben Dyson gives clear answers to 3 Key Questions:  1) Who creates money?  2) How much money do they create?  …

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