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			<title>Room to grow</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Peter Walichnowski, chief executive of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, on why Dubai needs another shopping mall.]]></description>
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			<title>Ski Dubai creators set up new entertainment brand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Majid Al Futtaim Leisure launch Playnation, first project will be in Mirdif City Centre mall.]]></description>
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			<title>Mirdif City Centre on track for Mar 2010 opening</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Developer says new shopping mall will be more than 90% full on first day of business.]]></description>
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			<title>Shopping malls developer eyes $4bn expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Majid Al Futtaim Properties says it will double its retail space over next five years.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai developer MAF turns to Iran for retail growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As many as 10 malls may be built in MENA region over next 5 years, says group CEO.]]></description>
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			<title>MoE metro link retailers report 'huge footfall'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shops open earlier in morning in bid to serve number of commuters using metro.]]></description>
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			<title>Malls retreat on weekend metro parking fees</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mall of the Emirates, Deira City Center announce new plans after feedback.]]></description>
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			<title>10 new shops set to open in MoE metro expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New stores to open along link between shopping mall and metro station.]]></description>
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			<title>Mall parking trials cause traffic congestion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[But shopping mall chief says he is happy with how paid parking test has gone so far.]]></description>
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			<title>World's first camel-milk chocs going global</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Saudi market likely first, followed by Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and US.]]></description>
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			<title>Mixed messages</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If anything is certain at the moment, it is that nothing is certain. The voices that claim to see economic recovery are as loud as those that don’t, and for every positive sign, there are negative and ambiguous signs to match.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
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			<title>Building value</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Majid Al Futtaim looks to bring family experience to bear on MENA opportunities.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Expat exodus?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Iyad Malas, the man who heads up billionaire Majid Al Futtaim's financial organisations, says he is not convinced that Dubai is emptying. He should know, Majid Al Futtaim owns both the massive City Centre and Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, and Malas has access to the footfall numbers. He says visitor volumes are comparable with this time last year, but that people are spending less.]]></description>
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			<title>LEED position</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Richard Reid, senior vice-president of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, elaborates on the application of district cooling at the company's flagship Mirdif City Centre, due for completion by early 2010.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Investing within</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Middle East talks to Iyad Malas, head of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management about why now is the time to set up a fund for investment in the MENA region.]]></description>
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			<title>60% of shoppers oppose mall parking fee plan - poll</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business survey shows most respondents will shop where parking is free.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai shopping malls eye parking charge move</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Marina Mall mull charging shoppers.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar's Amwal plans bond, money funds</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Asset management company looking to tap growing appetite for relatively safe investments.]]></description>
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			<title>Retail giant may raise some rents despite slowdown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Mall of the Emirates was world's highest grossing mall in 2008 - MAF.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE mall owner launches $150m MENA equity fund </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[No fixed rate of return for Majid Al Futtaim Group's first fund, based in Luxembourg. ]]></description>
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			<title>EIG eyes Pakistan banking expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sharjah-based Emirates Investment Group also looking to aquire land in NewYork to build a Versace hotel.]]></description>
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			<title>Majid Al Futtaim Group confirms Sohar project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mixed use development for Oman’s second largest city earmarked for Q4 2011 opening.]]></description>
			<category>Retail | News</category>
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			<title>New Mirdif mall 90% leased out, opens in 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Project chiefs say they are aiming to be full for opening in Q1 of next year.]]></description>
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			<title>In on the act</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mirdif City Centre is one of the first shopping centre ventures in the region to incorporate ecologically sound construction technologies. FMME talks to Merlyn Roberts, general manager sustainable development, Majid Al Futtaim Properties, on the role of FM. ]]></description>
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			<title>Joint venture deal to build Fujairah shopping mall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gov't teams up with Majid Al Futtaim Group for new City Centre complex.]]></description>
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			<title>High expectations for MAF group’s shopping</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Indoor skydiving at Mirdif City Centre and Water Park at Bahrain City Centre are to open this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain mall completion slated for 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[City Centre, Manama to add waterpark, luxury hotels and 20-screen cinema in 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Shopping mall chiefs reveal entertainment firsts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indoor skydiving among attractions planned at Dubai's next mega-mall, Mirdif City Centre.]]></description>
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			<title>MAF breaks new ground at latest mall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Science and skydiving attractions will be launched for the first time in Dubai at Mirdif City Centre.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Card debut swipes Carrefour checkout</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Newly-created company makes pitch for its shopper's card as "the new way to pay for goods and services".    ]]></description>
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