He is, though, likely to hear from his hosts about the market's control over the price of the dollar, to which oil producers in the region peg their currencies, and whose 30% trade-weighted decline in the past five years is putting inflationary pressure on domestic economies.

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The other disadvantages are the lack of market visibility and control over critical items such as price and service that the exporter is likely to have under these types of arrangements.

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Mr Marchionne is in no hurry to have an IPO, however, perhaps because he would then have to pay the full market price for the stock he will need to gain full control.

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OPEC's market share is now too low to support its control of the oil price.

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