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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank reports $51.44m Q3 profits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The lender's third quarter net profits fell 52.8% from the same quarter last year.]]></description>
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			<title>QIB not exposed to Saudi Saad, Algosaibi Groups </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Islamic Bank CEO says focus remains on oil, gas, infrastructure projects.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank launches Global Sukuk Plus Fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[QIB's affiliate, EFH initiates European platform for Shariah-compliant investment.]]></description>
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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>Qatar Islamic Bank to launch sukuk fund </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank's QIB European Finance House unit intends raising $200m for London-managed fund.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar index falls to new 5-year low</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Industries Qatar leads stock market to new 5-year low amid gloomier prognosis for global economy.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank set for French move</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French authorities are considering licensing Qatar Islamic Bank to provide Islamic banking services in France.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank’s Q4 profit drops 1.8% </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state bank reports $107mn profit; breaches analysts' estimates of 7% rise in profit.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank eyes $1.04bn through wealth fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shareholders approve proposal to issue new shares to Qatar Investment Authority.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Real Estate in $275mn Islamic financing deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar National Bank and Qatar Islamic Bank provide ijara funds for property projects.]]></description>
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			<title>QIB opens new data centre</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New IT centre opened as part Qatar Islamic Bank's revamped technology strategy]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank posts 46% rise in profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[World's fourth-largest sharia compliant bank announces results for year to Sept 30.]]></description>
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			<title>New wave of ATM fraud hits Qatar banks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Islamic Bank and HSBC send out warning text messages to customers.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic plans listing international units</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Lender to list international units in bid to develop global Islamic banking hubs.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic says bonds among financing options</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Need to refinance bridge-financing will still depend on market conditions.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank Q2 profit soars 72% </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Returns on finance for huge real estate projects seen pushing second-quarter profits to $109mn.]]></description>
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			<title>QIB in $5bn Malaysian deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Islamic Bank signs MoU with Gulf Petroleum Berhard for financing of oil, gas complex.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar readies $9.8bn EU property investment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State-backed investors eyeing prime commercial properties in European centres.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar looks to lure New York investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nine Doha-listed companies showcase their wares to world's largest capital markets.]]></description>
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			<title>Increased lending boosts Dubai Islamic profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank sees Q1 profit rises 31% to $151.4mn, helped by lending to UAE's realty sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Masraf Al Rayan announces $59.85mn Q1 profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar's second-biggest Islamic lender says 2008 first-quarter profit grew five-fold.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar bank allows 49% foreign ownership</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Islamic bank Masraf Al Rayan increases foreign ownership limit to tap global interest.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar to launch $1bn Islamic fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sharia-compliant Dhow Gulf Opportunities Fund aiming to attract investment to Doha and Gulf region.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic Bank rakes in record profits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf lender plans to sell stock to shareholders to raise its capital by 20% after record Q4. ]]></description>
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			<title>QIB borrows $300mn, plans sukuk</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Standard Chartered and ABN Amro contributed to murabaha loan, banks will also arrange Islamic bond.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic optimistic on UK banking licence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf's fourth-largest Islamic lender plans to list shares of joint venture on LSE.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar Islamic launches $550mn funds</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two investment funds will invest in Qatari stocks complying with Islamic law, bank says.]]></description>
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			<title>Record profit for Qatar Islamic</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Country's third-largest lender posts biggest ever net income of $98mn in Q3, but still misses analyst forecast.]]></description>
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			<title>Islamic marine fund launched</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Middle East and Malaysian investors aim to cash in on sea freight boom.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Opening up to securitisation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After a slow start, Gulf institutions are finally showing more interest in securitising income from their assets.  ]]></description>
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