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			<title>Bank Islam plans to raise $149.5m via share sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Islamic Investment Group, with 40% bank stake will get preference. ]]></description>
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			<title>Sharjah Islamic launches drive-thru ATM</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lender sets up cash-point on Lake Khalid in Sharjah near Holiday Inn hotel. ]]></description>
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			<title>Sharjah Islamic Bank post 67% rise in Jan.-Sept. net profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Former National Bank of Sharjah reports $78.2mn for nine months to end Sept.]]></description>
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			<title>Dawn of the GCC Shariah superbanks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The launch of Noor Islamic Bank in January could spur consolidation and mega mergers.]]></description>
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			<title>Sharjah: cultural oasis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Sharjah is booming. Arabian Business reports on why it has seen a 20% rise in GDP in 12 months.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Islamic banking and insurance is expanding in the UAE's northern emirates.]]></description>
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			<title>SIB gets upgrade</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Sharjah Islamic Bank has had its credit rating upgraded to BBB+ by Capital Intelligence.]]></description>
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			<title>Survival of the fittest</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Banks that do not prepare for increased competition will lose out to their stronger, more efficient rivals]]></description>
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			<title>Ahead of the game</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new CEO of Sharjah Islamic Bank tells ABF about his global ambitions and how he hopes to continue the bank’s growth without losing its focus.]]></description>
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			<title>Islamic finance set to dominate UAE banks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The majority of banks in the UAE will convert to Islamic finance in ten years time, the new CEO of Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has exclusively revealed to Arabian Business.]]></description>
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			<title>From local  to global</title>
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