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Some of the most popular and expensive brand-name drugs are about to go generic.

“How do you want Egypt’s economy to change in the coming years? Where should the priorities lie in the short and medium term? Where should investments be made? What can Egypt learn from the experiences of central and eastern Europe after the collapse of communism two decades ago? What can those countries learn from Egypt?”

Pakistan is facing an unannounced economic emergency as its budget deficit has swelled to over 600 billion rupees, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Salman Siddique has said.

President Obama greets people at Fire Station 9 in North Chesterfield, Va., on Wednesday. He was on his three-day bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia to push for his jobs bill. Next, he heads to Colorado and Nevada.

Lisa Doherty lost her job in the mortgage business three years ago and says she can't find another job, in part because banks and credit unions aren't hiring people with bad credit scores.

The EBRD has today committed to subscribe to newly issued ordinary shares of Russia’s RosEvroBank as part of a two-stage equity investment of up to 1.9 billion roubles (equivalent to €45 million), involving the acquisition of both new and existing shares in this successful private bank.