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Old Sep 12th 2007, 12:10 pm
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Default You thought price increases are bad now?

Get ready for hyper-inflation. They are going to lower interest rates:

http://www.gulfnews.com/business/money/10152886.html

Choice quote from UAE central bank governor:

Asked what measures the central bank planned to take to tackle rising inflation, Suweidi said: "We need not take anything (sic) at this point."
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Old Sep 12th 2007, 12:14 pm
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Originally Posted by johnyzee
Get ready for hyper-inflation. They are going to lower interest rates:

http://www.gulfnews.com/business/money/10152886.html

Choice quote from UAE central bank governor:

Asked what measures the central bank planned to take to tackle rising inflation, Suweidi said: "We need not take anything (sic) at this point."
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Old Sep 12th 2007, 12:16 pm
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Originally Posted by IndieGirl
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and they won't even revalue the currency:curse:
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Old Sep 12th 2007, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by IndieGirl
and they won't even revalue the currency:curse:
you can expect bread prices to go up! wheat prices and the freight to ship the wheat to here are both sky high at the moment!
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Originally Posted by Inselaffen
you can expect bread prices to go up! wheat prices and the freight to ship the wheat to here are both sky high at the moment!
I wonder who will actually feel the pinch.
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Default Re: You thought price increases are bad now?

Originally Posted by Inselaffen
you can expect bread prices to go up! wheat prices and the freight to ship the wheat to here are both sky high at the moment!
wheat is bad for you anyway
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Originally Posted by jvr20
I wonder who will actually feel the pinch.
how much are they paying you???? The pound-dirham exch rate is already hurting!
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Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
how much are they paying you???? The pound-dirham exch rate is already hurting!
i didn't mean me! I mean those who don't automatically convert everything to their home currency and marvel at how 'cheap' everything is over here!

you're right about the GBP though, that's why i haven't sold any dirhams since being here, just saving everything under my mattress.
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Originally Posted by jvr20
i didn't mean me! I mean those who don't automatically convert everything to their home currency and marvel at how 'cheap' everything is over here!

you're right about the GBP though, that's why i haven't sold any dirhams since being here, just saving everything under my mattress.
What's your address ???
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Originally Posted by Paidtoplease
What's your address ???
you'd never come all the way to Sharjah to rob me!
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Originally Posted by jvr20
you'd never come all the way to Sharjah to rob me!

Says who???
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Originally Posted by Cham128
wheat is bad for you anyway
sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! don't tell people that :curse:
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Originally Posted by jvr20
you'd never come all the way to Sharjah to rob me!
it would have to be a lot of money to force me to enter into Sharjah
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Originally Posted by IndieGirl
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http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Polic.../10153349.html

what's going to happen to me?!!!

Mods - Please delete my posts in this thread!
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oh IG, don't worry - i'll come and visit you with a packet of dal-bhat and Priya's finest lime pickle.
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