The prices of oil, shares and the bonds of companies with lower credit ratings have plummeted. Sudden capital outflows have led to a marked depreciation in the currencies of the emerging economies. The risks of instability have greatly increased. The immediate effects on worldwide productive activity have been pronounced. Those that have yet to be recorded are hard to estimate.
New series of coins consist of 500 finest gold coins in denomination of 5 000 dinars weighing 3,455 g each and 1 000 finest silver coins in denomination of 1 000 dinars weighing 13 g each.