However, data from the National Statistical Service shows that there were only 65, 000 foreigners staying in Armenian hotels in 2009.

Abergavenny hosted the British National Cycling Championships in 2007 and 2009.

On June 27, 1974, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton created Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge which was expanded in 2009 to add submerged lands within of the island.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In June 2009, the US National Public Radio ( NPR ), relying on information obtained from the CIA World Factbook, put the number of Israeli Jews living in settlements in the West Bank and Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem at 250, 000.

In January 2009, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a joint study to determine whether the ocean off the California coast was serving as a carbon source or a carbon sink.

In May 2009, the National Federation of State High School Associations released the results of their first true high school participation study.

The Committee was expanded to nine at the 16th Party National Congress in 2009.

On 5 November 2009, at a ceremony in Washington D. C., he was awarded ( in absentia ) the Vincent Scully Prize by the National Building Museum.

* National Building Museum interviews Michael Mehaffy on the occasion of Christopher Alexander receiving the 2009 Scully Prize

" In addition, the National Science Foundation and the 2009 Lombardi Report also ranked Drexel among the top 50 private comprehensive research universities.

In May 2009 at the World Economic Forum, Jordan announced its plans to construct the " Jordan National Red Sea Development Project " ( JRSP ).

On the eve of the National Equality March in Washington, D. C., October 10, 2009, Obama stated in a speech before the Human Rights Campaign that he would end the ban, but he offered no timetable.

* The National Parks: America's Best Idea ( 2009 ) ( PBS ) ( Voice )

In 2009, the Marlins remained in the playoff chase until the middle of September thanks to Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan and the breakout season of Hanley Ramirez who won the National League Batting Title.

A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests that the northern Namib Desert and Etosha National Park populations form a separate subspecies.

In 2009 Zelaya caused controversy with his call to have a constitutional referendum in June to decide about convening a Constitutional National Assembly to formulate a new constitution.

Pomacanthidae | Angelfish and hump coral-Howland Island NWR. On June 27, 1974, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton created Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge which was expanded in 2009 to add submerged lands within of the island.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

On October 7, 2009, a bronze statue of Helen Keller was added to the National Statuary Hall Collection, as a replacement for the State of Alabama's former 1908 statue of the education reformer Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry.

A September 2009 article in The National, titled " A noble side to Ig Nobels ," says that although the Ig Nobel Awards are veiled criticism of trivial research, history shows that trivial research sometimes leads to important breakthroughs.

These were documented in the 1980s, with follow up occurring in 2009, by the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center.

On 27 June 1974, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton created Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge which was expanded in 2009 to add submerged lands within of the island.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

On January 6th 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In October 2009, when visiting Yerevan, the World Bank ’ s managing director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, warned that Armenia will not reach a higher level of development unless its leadership changes the " oligopolistic " structure of the national economy, bolsters the rule of law and shows " zero tolerance " towards corruption.

According to a World Bank official, 30 percent of Armenia's economy in 2009 came from the construction sector.

In October 2009 sponsor DSB Bank was declared bankrupt.

Measures taken by the Central Bank have reduced inflation substantially to 4. 3 % in 2009, and a projected 5. 8 % for 2010.

In January 2009, the Central Bank of Ecuador ( BCE ) put the 2010 growth forecast at 6. 88 %.

The Sixth General Assembly of the Fatah Movement, nearly 16 years after the Oslo Conference and 20 years since the last Fatah convention began on 4 August 2009, in Bethlehem, West Bank after being repeatedly postponed over conflicts ranging from who would be represented, to what venue would be acceptable.

* 2009 – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalues the Zimbabwean dollar for the third and final time, making Z $ 1 trillion now only Z $ 1 of the new currency ( this is equivalent to Z $ 10 septillion before the first devaluation ).

* The World Bank climate change and water sector, 2009 Water and Climate Change: Understanding the Risks and Making Climate-Smart Investment Decisions Retrieved 10-24-2011.

The Royal Bank of Scotland International ( RBSI ) is a major employer with some 900 staff employed in Jersey, as of March 2009.

The deal, set to close September 30, 2009, included 600 million in financing from the European Investment Bank, guaranteed by the Swedish government.

Despite lowering the Central Bank bills rate, the Central Bank has not changed liquidity indicators for banks or the reserve requirement since 2009, curbing credit growth to 7. 5 % in the first three quarters of 2011.

According to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund estimates, real GDP growth reduced from 8 % to 2. 7 % in 2009, and exports shrunk 26 % from $ 2. 5Bn to $ 1. 9Bn after a promisingly steady increase up until 2008.

** President of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Ri Kwang-gon ( since April 2009 )

Although Somalia has had no central monetary authority for upwards of 15 years between the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 and the subsequent re-establishment of the Central Bank of Somalia in 2009, the nation's payment system is actually fairly advanced due primarily to the widespread existence of private money transfer operators ( MTO ) that have acted as informal banking networks.

In April 2009, amidst fears that South Africa would soon join much of the rest of the world in recession, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel differed on the matter: whereas Manuel foresaw a quarter of economic growth, Mboweni predicted further decline: " technically ," he said, " that's a recession.

For 17 November 2009 the Central Bank reported that private sector activity declined by 4. 5 % and that inflation was averaging 26. 7 %.

However, in May 2006 the World Bank adopted an assistance strategy for Yemen under which it will provide approximately US $ 400 million in International Development Association ( IDA ) credits over the period FY 2006 to FY 2009.

Between 1999 to 2009, according to the World Bank statistics for GDP:

Some " old guard " firms such as Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch ( bought by Bank of America in 2009 ), have remained " fiercely loyal to the financial district " location, and new ones such as Deutsche Bank have chosen office space in the district.

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund granted membership to Kosovo in July 2009.

A snowdrop carpet at Bank Hall, Bretheton in February 2009

As of 2009, Bank of America began offering Hello Kitty-themed checking accounts, where the account holder can get cheques and a Visa debit card with Kitty's face on it.