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Posted: 5/11/2013 1:40:12 PM EST
Mohammed Nabouti, a 21-year-old technician, fixes the air conditioner of a shop in Amman, Jordan on Monday, March 4, 2013. Just six months of learning to fix air conditioners changed Nabouti's life. Instead of drifting after high school like many of his jobless friends, Nabouti has taken a small loan to start his own business and recently got engaged. Nabouti's story points to a quick fix the unemployment-stricken Middle East might try until deeper economic reforms can kick in, experts say. This quick fix includes job training, micro loans and help in setting up businesses. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
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Posted: 5/11/2013 1:40:12 PM EST
Mohammed Nabouti, a 21-year-old technician, fixes the air conditioner of a shop in Amman, Jordan on Monday, March 4, 2013. Just six months of learning to fix air conditioners changed Nabouti's life. Instead of drifting after high school like many of his jobless friends, Nabouti has taken a small loan to start his own business and recently got engaged. Nabouti's story points to a quick fix the unemployment-stricken Middle East might try until deeper economic reforms can kick in, experts say. This quick fix includes job training, micro loans and help in setting up businesses. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
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Posted: 5/1/2013 3:03:29 AM EST
In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Malaysian shop owner Syahadad Husin, 22, poses for a photo in front of his grocery shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysians face a stark choice Sunday, May 5, 2013 in their most hotly contested general elections ever. Stick with what they know, a long-ruling coalition accused of corruption, or take a chance on an untested opposition. Syahadad represents the kind of voter that the National Front has targeted the most by offering state-funded help. This year, his profits nearly doubled after he participated in a government program to help small businesses by providing them with low-interest loans and free professional advice on managing their operations more efficiently. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Posted: 5/1/2013 3:03:29 AM EST
In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Malaysian shop owner Syahadad Husin, 22, poses for a photo in front of his grocery shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysians face a stark choice Sunday, May 5, 2013 in their most hotly contested general elections ever. Stick with what they know, a long-ruling coalition accused of corruption, or take a chance on an untested opposition. Syahadad represents the kind of voter that the National Front has targeted the most by offering state-funded help. This year, his profits nearly doubled after he participated in a government program to help small businesses by providing them with low-interest loans and free professional advice on managing their operations more efficiently. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Posted: 5/1/2013 3:03:29 AM EST
In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Malaysian shop owner Syahadad Husin, 22, works at a cashier counter of his grocery shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysians face a stark choice Sunday, May 5, 2013 in their most hotly contested general elections ever. Stick with what they know, a long-ruling coalition accused of corruption, or take a chance on an untested opposition. Syahadad represents the kind of voter that the National Front has targeted the most by offering state-funded help. This year, his profits nearly doubled after he participated in a government program to help small businesses by providing them with low-interest loans and free professional advice on managing their operations more efficiently. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Posted: 5/1/2013 3:03:29 AM EST
In this Monday, April 22, 2013 photo, Malaysian shop owner Syahadad Husin, 22, works at a cashier counter of his grocery shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysians face a stark choice Sunday, May 5, 2013 in their most hotly contested general elections ever. Stick with what they know, a long-ruling coalition accused of corruption, or take a chance on an untested opposition. Syahadad represents the kind of voter that the National Front has targeted the most by offering state-funded help. This year, his profits nearly doubled after he participated in a government program to help small businesses by providing them with low-interest loans and free professional advice on managing their operations more efficiently. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
From elft, Nicholas Whitcombe, supervisory senior investment officer with the Energy Department's Loan Programs Office, Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive and its former chief executive, and Bernhard Koehler, Fisker Automotive's chief operating officer, are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
From elft, Nicholas Whitcombe, supervisory senior investment officer with the Energy Department's Loan Programs Office, Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive and its former chief executive, and Bernhard Koehler, Fisker Automotive's chief operating officer, are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive and its former chief executive, is sworn in prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive and its former chief executive, is sworn in prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Nicholas Whitcombe, supervisory senior investment officer with the Energy Department's Loan Programs Office, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Nicholas Whitcombe, supervisory senior investment officer with the Energy Department's Loan Programs Office, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to failed electric car maker Fisker Automotive. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to the failed electric car maker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 6:58:28 PM EST
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, before the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on Energy Department loans to the failed electric car maker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:53:20 AM EST
A man uses an ATM machine as a homeless man begs for alms from his makeshift bed in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 22, 2013. The 2012 figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed Monday that in spite of efforts to get a handle on its debts, Spain saw its budget deficit rise to 10.6 percent of GDP in 2012 from 9.4 percent the year before as the country took US dlrs 52 billon (40 billion euro) in rescue loans to help its banks. Excluding the rescue funds, Spain says its deficit last year improved to just under 7 percent, above the initially pledged target of 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:53:20 AM EST
A man uses an ATM machine as a homeless man begs for alms from his makeshift bed in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 22, 2013. The 2012 figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed Monday that in spite of efforts to get a handle on its debts, Spain saw its budget deficit rise to 10.6 percent of GDP in 2012 from 9.4 percent the year before as the country took US dlrs 52 billon (40 billion euro) in rescue loans to help its banks. Excluding the rescue funds, Spain says its deficit last year improved to just under 7 percent, above the initially pledged target of 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:53:20 AM EST
A man looks at a bird as he sits in the square in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 22, 2013. The 2012 figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed Monday that in spite of efforts to get a handle on its debts, Spain saw its budget deficit rise to 10.6 percent of GDP in 2012 from 9.4 percent the year before as the country took US dlrs 52 billon (40 billion euro) in rescue loans to help its banks. Excluding the rescue funds, Spain says its deficit last year improved to just under 7 percent, above the initially pledged target of 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:53:20 AM EST
A man looks at a bird as he sits in the square in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 22, 2013. The 2012 figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, showed Monday that in spite of efforts to get a handle on its debts, Spain saw its budget deficit rise to 10.6 percent of GDP in 2012 from 9.4 percent the year before as the country took US dlrs 52 billon (40 billion euro) in rescue loans to help its banks. Excluding the rescue funds, Spain says its deficit last year improved to just under 7 percent, above the initially pledged target of 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 10:10:43 AM EST
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras addresses a press conference in Athens, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Stournaras said the crisis-afflicted country's main objective now is to achieve a primary budget surplus this year, even though that is not part of its formal commitments to bailout creditors. On Monday, Greece struck a deal with its creditors on new reforms that will allow it to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Posted: 4/16/2013 10:10:43 AM EST
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras addresses a press conference in Athens, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Stournaras said the crisis-afflicted country's main objective now is to achieve a primary budget surplus this year, even though that is not part of its formal commitments to bailout creditors. On Monday, Greece struck a deal with its creditors on new reforms that will allow it to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
