Mr.Obama says the bill is aimed at the industry practices that set off the U.S.financial crisis in 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

Louis Hobeika, an economist at Lebanon's Notre Dame University, says one lesson of the crisis should be Dubai's reassessment of its financial limits.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

African Union chief Jean Ping told those at the conference that the money is coming at an opportune time, because African growth was "totally compromised" by the global financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08