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			<title>Consumer confidence rises in UAE - survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just under half of people said they felt they would be in a better financial position by next year.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[63% of Mideast professionals say they are still motivated at work despite job losses.]]></description>
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			<title>Many Arabs think region suffering from disunity - poll</title>
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			<title>UAE residents to fly less during global crisis - survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One third of respondents say they know someone who has lost job amid real estate, banking slump.]]></description>
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			<title>Business class travel falls in MENA region - survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Travellers responding to fears of recession by going economy class, says new poll.]]></description>
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			<title>Meetings industry well placed to weather economic storm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[And what better way to motivate staff during times of trouble than to stage a morale-boosting meeting or incentive, says Gemma Greenwood.]]></description>
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			<title>Corporate travellers shun environmental issues</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business travel bookers need more education on green issues, says Business Travel Show Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Salaries falling behind inflation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of employees in Middle East and North Africa think pay not rising fast enough, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Managers suffer communication breakdown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business managers failing to communicate properly to employees, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Gloom and doom for Gulf staff</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi employees unhappiest in region, with UAE, Kuwait and Qatar faring little better, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Growth in gallery visits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ninety per cent of GCC residents visited an art museum, gallery or exhibition in the last 12 months, according to the new YouGov Siraj Survey from international art business Christie's.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Middle East travel set to soar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  YouGovSiraj director of travel & tourism research Jane Wilson discusses regional business and leisure travel trends.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Expats to blame for Saudi unemployment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Huge number of foreign workers in kingdom making it difficult for nationals to find work, Saudis say.]]></description>
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			<title>Mobile phones on flights 'unbearable'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Use of mobile phones on planes a giant leap backwards for airlines, majority of readers believe.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE transport leaves passengers standing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just one in three use 'inadequate' public transport, while 73% stick to roads, survey finds. ]]></description>
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			<title>Travellers call for phones on flights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Almost half of region's frequent flyers want freedom to use mobile phones on board, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Rents eat into Gulf salaries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Housing expenses continue to dent paychecks forcing more people to share accommodation.]]></description>
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			<title>It's time for the Gulf to get creative</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advertisers might want to think about how much cash they could make if they started getting things right.    ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE ads lack originality</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE residents say advertising in the country is not original and fails to make brand impact.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf businessmen say outlook bright</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than half of Gulf businessmen expect profit growth of 5% this year, survey finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai rents among world's priciest</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The emirate has been ranked the 14th most expensive city for tenants.]]></description>
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			<title>What now for Amlak?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rivalry and resignations have forced Amlak Finance to make some tough decisions.]]></description>
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			<title>Firms need to cough up if staff are to stay</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[However much we love our jobs most of us will, let's face it, have times when we feel overworked and underpaid; few people would admit to being lucky enough to having it the other way around.]]></description>
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			<title>GCC IT professionals cry ‘show me the money’</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  IT staffers in the GCC feel they are not being paid enough despite salaries rising over 18% last year, a study shows.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf living costs surpass pay rises</title>
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			<description><![CDATA['Job-hopping' is rife among the region's increasingly dissatisfied expats.]]></description>
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