Bahrain families beating poverty.Byline: Manama Bahraini families are breaking out of the poverty trap poverty trap Noun the situation of being unable to raise one's living standard because any extra income would result in state benefits being reduced or withdrawn Noun 1. , boosting their incomes through cottage industries cottage industry: see sweating system. set up under a pioneering scheme. Hundreds, once struggling to survive, are now standing on their own feet, thanks to the Productive Families scheme, it was declared yesterday. Some families have increased their incomes by more than six-fold - from surviving on as little as BD20 a month - with hopes that their businesses will flourish even further. Now Bahraini families are also to get a BD100 million helping hand, under the new national budget, approved yesterday by the Shura Council
The Shura Council (Arabic: Majilis Al-Shura مجلس الشورى) is the upper house of Egyptian bicameral Parliament. and set to be backed by parliament this Thursday. The extra money, ordered by His Majesty
n. 1. The quality or condition of being high. 2. Highness Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a prince or princess: Shaikha Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa. She said the King and the government were determined to ease the burden on Bahraini families. She was speaking at a ceremony honouring outstanding productive families at the Shaikh Isa Culture Centre.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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