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                            Second on economic freedom
			                Lebanon ranks first on Size of Government, but lags behind on Legal Structure and Security of Property Rights
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                            3G is here
			                Minister of Telecoms launches 3G service, prices at $19 for each 500 MBs 
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                            Closer to World Trade 
			                Standards Institution LIBNOR becomes ‘Enquiry Point’ for Technical Barriers to Trade 
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                            Wage decree underway
			                Economic bodies call for dialogue; Ghosn says 85 percent of workers to benefit from raise
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                            No new gasoline tax
			                Minister of Finance defends 2012 budget plan: VAT revenues will benefit low-income families 
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                            Labor unions split 
			                Kassar calls on private firms to refrain from raising salaries until further notice 
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