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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

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With the rise in global crude oil production and relative political stability in the major oil producing nations, particularly Iraq and Libya, the price of crude oil has fallen from above $100 a barrel to around $50 a barrel in just a year. Drop in the price of crude oil. in the third quarter of 2014 and is expected to grow by 3.5%

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

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Governments and businesses should proactively disclose relevant public interest information in open data formats. Specifically, governments must ensure access to information and the protection of fundamental freedoms and align these to international agreements and best practices. Source: Human Rights Watch. Printer-friendly version.