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			<title>The bridge to Bahrain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With billions of dollars being spent to develop its warehousing and transportation infrastructure, Bahrain has emerged as a popular hotspot for the global logistics industry.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain most business friendly despite fee - official</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Law set to be amended to cover bribery, embezzlement in private sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain F1 race 'will help drive investment'</title>
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			<title>Bahrain will emerge stronger from crisis, CEOs told</title>
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			<title>Bahrain in good shape amid downturn</title>
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			<title>Gulf 'well positioned to ride out global crisis'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Gulf's first vocational training institute has opened in Bahrain. Established as part of the National Education Reform Initiative, and in partnership with Bahrain's Economic Development Board (EDB), The Bahrain Polytechnic seeks to redress the imbalance in higher and further education opportunities in the country.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain projects delayed in bid to ease growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Gulf state takes drastic action in bid to keep inflation under control.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain banking sector surges $17bn in H1</title>
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			<title>No fight for F1 dollars</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's debut Grand Prix next year will complement Bahrain's, official says.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahraini royals in spat over reform</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Squabbles between state bodies should not hinder economic progress, King Hamad warns gov't.]]></description>
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			<title>Capitalising on culture</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the gulf between art and commerce is narrowing.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain expected to bustle</title>
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