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			<title>Kuwait economy may contract by up to 2% in 2009</title>
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			<title>Kuwait inflation seen falling to below 5%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank governor see further decline in rate, says strict monetary policy in place to tackle global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank appoints monitor for Investment Dar </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Initiative comes after firm's failure to submit accounts and complaints about its activities.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank says stress tests 'inadequate'- paper</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank wants banks to carry out half-yearly stress tests, and inform the findings.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait goes to the polls for second time in year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[General election on May 16 expects low turnout, Islamists to lose ground and first female seats. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait announces discount rate cut</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fifth rate cut by central bank since last October - second in one month - set to be implemented Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait bank issues $345m of one-year bonds</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central Bank will issue the treasury bonds on May 13 at a coupon of 2%.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait financial sector 'nearly stable'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank governor says too early to tell whether it has totally overcome impact of global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Central Bank calls for political stability</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Call comes after ratings agencies threatened to downgrade Gulf state's sovereign rating.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait cuts key rate from Monday to catalyse economy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil exporter's central bank to cut its benchmark discount rate by 25 bps to 3.5%.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Bank to make Q1 profit on back of rescue plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[December's bailout from shareholders covered $1.29bn loss in derivitives. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait to launch $275m bond scheme on April 8 </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new one-year treasury bond is fifth in a year, it will carry 2.25% coupon. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank says no need for discount rate cut</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank governor says in interview that bank is selling T-bills to absorb liquidity.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank to issue further tranche of T-bills</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest tranche to be issued (92m dinars) carries a coupon rate of 2.25%.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank to issue $678m in bonds</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil exporter's central bank to issue one-year treasury bonds on Mar 18 with 2.25% coupon.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank to vouch for 50% of bank loans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[$13.5bn has been set aside for the scheme that covers individuals and companies.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Oct inflation eases to 10.4% </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Annual inflation in Kuwait eases as food cost pressure declined, according to official data.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait urged to cut discount rate to 3.25% - paper</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Local banks exert pressure on oil exporter's central bank to cut key rate by 0.5%.]]></description>
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			<title> Kuwaiti gov't unveils  economic stimulus package</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Package falls short of complete bailout for oil exporter's trouble financial sector - paper.]]></description>
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			<title>Use fiscal policy to pep growth – Kuwait central bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil producer urges other GCCs to tackle decline in asset and real estate prices via fiscal moves.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait Dec money supply slows to 15.91%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil producer's M3 slips from 18.06% in Nov, as funds in savings and time deposits dropped.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait plans $17.3bn bailout fund – papers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf state plans economic crisis fund to buy assets from ailing firms and boost economy.]]></description>
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			<title>Al Ahli Bank set for profits fall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait says it will see a fall in 2008 net profit and is warning of tough times ahead.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's money supply growth dips to 15.8% in Dec</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf nation's annual M2 growth dips from 17.97% in Nov, official data shows. ]]></description>
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			<title>Noor urges Kuwait to slash rates amid global crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment company chief says central bank should cut rates to help financial sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwaiti bank assets stand at $144bn - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank figures show banking sector in solid position amid global economic gloom.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait introduces new repurchase deals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank's move to revamp monetary policy tools in effort to boost investor confidence.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank reveals assets portfolio plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Governor says gov't proposes to buy assets of investment firms, hit by global credit crunch.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central banker backs bank mergers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Sheikh Salem says mergers should be considered in light of financial crisis. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait central bank cuts benchmark rate</title>
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