They're not only holding dollars, but pricing their oil in "petrodollars". From Wordnik.com. [DaddyBlogger.com] Reference
ANGOLA: Allegations of embezzlement of 'petrodollars', by IRIN, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 26 March 2002. From Wordnik.com. [Global Issues News Headlines] Reference
The discussion was over what to do with the large influx of what would come to be called "petrodollars," the oil revenues of the OPEC nations. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED]
In the two oil price crises of 1973 and 1979 the oil exporting countries had won a fistful of 'petrodollars' on the back of the oil price rises. From Wordnik.com. [In Defence of Marxism] Reference
'petrodollars' on the back of the oil price rises. From Wordnik.com. [Window Into Palestine] Reference
Iraq, on the other hand, is addicted to petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Clean Slate] Reference
Petrodictators, after all, need petrodollars to stay in power. From Wordnik.com. [Why Russia Stokes Mideast Mayhem] Reference
Are our petrodollars funding both sides of this war on terrorism?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2008] Reference
(Cycling petrodollars directly back into the U.S. economy eliminates currency risk.). From Wordnik.com. [Eric C. Anderson: Bidding the Dollar Adieu] Reference
A grateful Shah bought our expensive weapons, thereby "laundering" our petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Stepping Back From Imperialism:] Reference
Vladimir Putin thought he could make Russia a great power again on petrodollars alone. From Wordnik.com. [America's Monetary Woes Let the Air Out of Europe] Reference
The Emirates seems to be funding all the good ideas lately with their windfall petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Jacqueline Leo: Food, Fuel and Farming: the Sky's the Limit] Reference
It will also dry up petrodollars which "leak" to al Qaeda and other sworn enemies of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Global Warming Aside, There's a Case for More Domestic Energy] Reference
The outflow of petrodollars also translates into loss of financial independence on another front. From Wordnik.com. [Pump Prices Hurt Americans] Reference
And I would add also to Jorge's point, yes, Venezuela is gaining a lot of money from its petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2008] Reference
Yes: hundreds of millions of petrodollars go to campaigns to mislead the public on the climate crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Seaver: Sign Up for Al Gore's Climate Project] Reference
This is mainly gullible sovereign wealth funds, Arabs looking for a home for all those juicy petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Brother, can you spare £130 billion?] Reference
There's been a lot of talk about how this plethora of petrodollars is contributing to the so-called liquidity boom. From Wordnik.com. [A Boom in the Desert] Reference
But the question is where the oil producers, who are almost drowning in petrodollars, are spending their new riches. From Wordnik.com. [It’s A Small World After All] Reference
The flood of petrodollars has boosted OPEC's overseas spending, with imports rising up to 40% from last year's level. From Wordnik.com. [Russia and Georgia at War,] Reference
Yet despite these outward signs, the petrodollars sloshing into Kremlin coffers are not washing freely into the streets. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Money] Reference
Talking of Gulf regions, petrodollars are paying for a lot of pricey real estate deals right here in the United Kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2009] Reference
Iran gains access to Russia's petrodollars and oil development expertise -- both largely unencumbered by U.S. sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [David Fiderer: Money Talks. It says, "We like Iran!"] Reference
These nations should encourage Libya to address the past, rather than allow all to be forgiven in the name of petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Heba Morayef: Lockerbie And Libya's Other Internal Wars: The Families' Pain] Reference
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez is financing his Western Hemisphere crusade against American influence with petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Pump Prices Hurt Americans] Reference
There's a long history of the British establishment worshipping at the feet of Middle East petrodollars for arms deals and such. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The nations that have grown rich on petrodollars aren't just spending money on champagne and lavish hotels on the French Riviera. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Can’t Stop $100 Oil] Reference
Dubai has a lifeline: Its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the U. A.E.'s emirates, has plenty of petrodollars in reserves. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Storm Hits Gulf] Reference
Those documents, which cover bank transactions between late 2001 and 2003, provide a window into the world of petrodollars and wealth. From Wordnik.com. [Dispute Offers a Rare Glimpse] Reference
In effect, the U.A.E. is being told that it is fine to recycle petrodollars into Treasuries -- just don't buy American port facilities. From Wordnik.com. [A Protectionist Backfire] Reference
The result is that foodstuffs are unavailable and unaffordable to Venezuela's poorest people, even in a country awash with petrodollars. From Wordnik.com. [Thor Halvorssen: A Rotting Chicken in Every Pot: Venezuela's Disastrous Food Policy] Reference
The fundamentalist ideology and petrodollars imported to Pakistan from Gulf states like Saudi Arabia have also fueled the current situation. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan Is Fighting Terror] Reference
Instead he poured petrodollars into official misiones científicas (scientific missions), where the purse strings are controlled by Chávez allies. From Wordnik.com. [Brain Drain] Reference
One would think that everybody worth his weight in petrodollars would recognize the ability of a single event to set back the entire industry by decades. From Wordnik.com. [The Weakest Link] Reference
Before Aug. 2, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the other emirates bought their protection from Iraq, Syria and Egypt in exchange for petrodollars in foreign aid. From Wordnik.com. [When Can Our Forces Come Home?] Reference
He implemented tax reforms and started a stabilization fund to save petrodollars rather than spending the windfall profits in ways that would spur inflation. From Wordnik.com. [The Fear Factor] Reference
Drought is the immediate cause, but the real culprit is a collapse in investment in infrastructure, despite the flood of petrodollars from Venezuela's oil fields. From Wordnik.com. [Atención Deficit] Reference
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