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			<title>NBK raises stake in Boubyan to 40%</title>
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			<title>Kuwaiti banks post H1 profits despite global downturn  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Profits come against backdrop of implementation of financial stability law.]]></description>
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			<title>NBK buys 13.2% of KIA’s stake in Boubyan for $295m</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NBK buys 154 million shares for $295m, taking its holding to 27.5%.]]></description>
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			<title>Boubyan stocks advance after further stake offer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Boubyan up 5.6%, Saudi bank stocks surge.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's KIA to auction stake in Boubyan </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Sovereign wealth fund looking to offload 20% stake via public auction in July. ]]></description>
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			<title>NBK raises Boubyan Bank stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[National Bank of Kuwait becomes third-largest shareholder in the Islamic lender.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Investment Dar wins CBK lawsuit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Court suspends trading in Boubyan Bank shares that belong to Investment Dar and its related firms.]]></description>
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			<title>NBK buys 19.1% in Islamic lender for $420m</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NBK to buy Commercial Bank of Kuwait's stake in Boubyan Bank as part of strategic drive.]]></description>
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			<title>Investment Dar files police complaint against CBK  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Criminal complaint relates to Dar's right to buy back stake in Boubyan Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Dar gets ratings downgrade</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait-based investment company's foreign currency debt now accorded default status.]]></description>
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			<title>Investment Dar may sell assets to meet obligations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti Islamic firm says it may offload assets as its seeks to restructure its debt.]]></description>
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			<title>CBK cancels deal to buy Boubyan stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Commercial Bank of Kuwait says it is stepping away from taking shares in bank from Investment Dar.]]></description>
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			<title>NBK gets approval to buy stake in Boubyan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait's largest bank by assets secures central bank approval to buy up to 40% in Islamic lender.]]></description>
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			<title>Boubyan Bank income surges 40%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti Islamic investment bank posts Q2 earnings of $32.12mn, no reason given for jump in profit. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Boubyan profit shoots up 144%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Islamic lender posts Q3 net income of $15.4mn, up from $6.7mn for the same period last year.]]></description>
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			<title>Dar raises Boubyan stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait's Investment Dar has raised its stake in Boubyan Bank to almost 20%, bourse says. ]]></description>
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			<title>BLME launches Islamic bank in London </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank of London and the Middle East has launched as a new sharia-compliant lender in the British capital.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Boubyan to open British Islamic bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Islamic lender is set to be the biggest shareholder in a new sharia-compliant bank in London.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Green light for Kuwait's third Islamic bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Parliament approves government plans to set up Islamic bank with $347m capital.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bank goes online</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Boubyan Bank has launched an online banking solution to boost its customer service offering. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bank goes online</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Kuwaiti bank Boubyan Bank has launched an online banking solution to boost its customer service offering.]]></description>
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