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			<title>Gold jewellery sales fall 40% in Dubai due to tourist shortfall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's Gold Souk traders say sales have plummeted since last May.]]></description>
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			<title>Gold hits 8-week high as dollar tumbles</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rise in yellow metal's price prompted by oil market rally and weak US dollar.]]></description>
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			<title>Middle East gold demand drops 26%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[World Gold Council Report says buyers discouraged by economic uncertainty and high prices.]]></description>
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			<title>Scrap gold floods into Mideast - exec</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Record volumes seen as global economic crisis forces cash-strapped consumers to sell jewellery for scrap.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yellow metal stages further retreat as investors desert 'safe haven' for beaten-down stocks priced at multi-year lows.]]></description>
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			<title>Emerging economies eye gold for safe haven value</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central banks look to increase gold reserves as fears for US dollar mount.]]></description>
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			<title>Gold-backed security set for Dubai roll out</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shariah-compliant tradeable security backed by gold to be launched in Dubai next week, say sources. ]]></description>
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			<title>Hunger for gold-backed securities continues</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gold-backed securities seen as store of value during global economic turmoil.]]></description>
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			<title>Gold investment up 139% in 2008 - ME </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Increased investment in gold mirrors a global trend sparked by current economic uncertainty. ]]></description>
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			<title>Gold falls 2% on profit taking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gold price slips as investors show disappointment at metal's failure to beat resistance point.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi, Egypt, UAE Q3 gold sales rise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sales expected to rise during haj and year-end period, says World Gold Council.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE gold sales break through $1bn barrier</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest figures show UAE precious metal purchases up by 20% in Q2, also up 14% in Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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			<title>WGC targets Dubai gold fund launch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[World Gold Council is targeting a fourth-quarter launch of its Dubai-listed exchange traded fund.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi faces scrap gold shortage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jewellers and buyers hold on to gold in expectation record prices will rise further, traders say.]]></description>
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			<title>All that glitters...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[James Burton, CEO of the World  Gold Council discusses why gold is a lucrative investment tool.      ]]></description>
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			<title>Industry bullish on Dubai gold imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Strong gold prices unlikely to put brakes on imports despite recent fall in sales, industry figures say.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi gold sales expecting summer surge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Demand from expats buying summer gifts set to boost sales, industry figure says.]]></description>
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			<title>Sky-high prices weigh on Dubai gold imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q1 imports drop 7.6% to 122 tonnes after bullion prices rose above $1,000 an ounce.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi gold sales up 20%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Value of gold sales in April surges 20% compared to a year ago, while volume rises 10%, group says.]]></description>
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			<title>Silver outshines gold as hard times hit Egypt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Demand for the precious metal driven by soaring inflation and record high gold prices.]]></description>
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			<title>Gold crush</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gold souqs should be lively during the Indian wedding season, but rising prices may mean dowry despair.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Record prices scare off Abu Dhabi gold buyers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gold sales in emirate drop 20% in February as metal rises toward $1,000 an ounce.]]></description>
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			<title>Gold sellers hang hopes on shopping festival</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's shopping festival expected to help boost gold jewellery sales in emirate.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi scrap gold exports grind to halt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bullish outlook for gold prices causing people to hold on to gold and jewellers to keep scrap, experts say.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai scrap gold market soars</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Record gold prices lead to increase in flow of scrap gold coming onto market in Dubai, industry sources say.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi gold demand jumps 30%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gold back in favour with strong demand from the Gulf's largest market expected to continue through Q3.]]></description>
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			<title>Global demand for gold hits record US$14.5bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global demand for gold jewellery has reached a record US$14.5bn, 37% higher than the second quarter of 2006 with particular strength across the key global gold markets, according to figures released by the World Gold Council (WGC).]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai gold sales up 23%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[World Gold Council announces first quarter increase to $730bn despite the 17% hike in gold price.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai gold retailers fear consumer resistance if price goes above $700.]]></description>
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