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			<title>Dubai Holding pays in full $250m loan</title>
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			<title>Fitch downgrades ratings on DEWA, Dubai Holding unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom giant Etisalat also put on review for possible ratings cut by agency.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding to pay off property unit's $300m loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's investment giant will pay off loan for Sama Dubai - statement.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding makes new appointments post shake-up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment group appoints top man for its newly created property vertical.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding announces shake-up amid downturn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State-owned giant restructures operations to ready for economic upturn - CEO.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai retailers dismiss rent-free offer as rumour</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mall retailers deny discounts, say landlords are still underestimating downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Investors’ red tape worries prolong Dubai property woes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Piecemeal moves to tighten property regulations in Dubai will do little to help the Gulf gain mature property market status, say industry analysts.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai market posts biggest 1-day gain since Feb</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Stocks boosted by rising oil prices and better-than-expected corporate earnings.]]></description>
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			<title>Moody's downgrades Dubai Holding amid merger talks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Agency puts state owned entity, Emaar on review for possible further rating cut.]]></description>
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			<title>S&amp;amp;P affirms DHCOG’s ‘A’ rating. </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency takes account of planned merger of real estate operations with Emaar Properties.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding-Emaar merger deal raises questions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Value of land owned by units of DH involved in deal questioned by analysts.]]></description>
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			<title>60% of execs predict era of lower risk - survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Holding-funded poll also reveals support for gov't action during crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai’s Jumeirah Hotels mulls Saudi foray</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotel group sees potential for corporate, leisure and religious tourism in oil kingdom. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Properties and Sama Dubai merger denied</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Top executive says no merger, but back office operations have been consolidated.]]></description>
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			<title>Store owners plan first ever Gulf retail association</title>
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			<title>Dubai Holding appoints new CEO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ahmad Bin Byat will play key role in gov't owned group's consolidation and future growth plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding merges 'back offices' of two subsidiaries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Restructuring is likely to result in minimal job losses, according to a company official.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Moody's reviews ratings on six Dubai companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency says liquidity in firms sound but adds local economy hit hard by global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai begins to fight back</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  In light of worsening economic conditions, Dubai appoints an advisory body to steer the Emirate through stormy waters.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding to cut ad, marketing budget by 25%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Government-owned giant says move is in response to the economic downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Ratings agencies revise Dubai corporates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[S&P, Fitch say gov't-related entities' outlook affected by global crisis.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding repays $653mn in bonds, loans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[News comes after another Dubai Inc fund seeks better terms for debt refinance.]]></description>
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			<title>Oman receives tourism project finance assurances</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Money there for $20bn developments over seven years, says minister.]]></description>
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			<title>Fears over Dubai debt 'overblown'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EFG-Hermes says external debt currently stands at $60bn, but little to suggest level unsustainable.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding unit to take 32% stake in troubled Shuaa</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Banking Group to convert $408mn worth of bonds on Oct. 31, as planned. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Holding's EIT ups stake in Greek broadband firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New investment means EIT has paid $300mn for 34% of publicly-listed Forthnet's shares.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Bank plans $5bn Islamic bond programme</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State-owned bank initially seeking $500mn as first stage in becoming global lender.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Insurance Group plans $50mn Turkish unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: 2nd Dubai Group subsidiary, Dubai Banking Group eyes Indonesia, Africa.]]></description>
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			<title>Tatweer restructures into two new divisions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Holding owned development company Tatweer is restructuring its operations into two divisions – Tatweer Dubai and Tatweer Investments.]]></description>
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