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			<title>Recession is over, declare GCC finance chiefs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[SAMA chief Muhammad Al Jasser bullish on the prospects for Saudi Arabia next year.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE leads GCC’s nuke power rush</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the UAE's nuclear power plan may trigger a race in the GCC for limited atomic energy resources.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf states deny talks to replace $ for oil trade</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 4: Saudi, Kuwaiti and Omani officials deny report in UK paper.]]></description>
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			<title>Cost of GCC rail link rockets to $20-25bn - official</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Senior GCC figure says train network could be up and running by 2017 if plan approved.]]></description>
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			<title>GCC eyes 44% increase in power by 2013</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Industry expert says rising annual demand of 9.5% puts pressure on capacity.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf-wide power grid to go live this month</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain will link their power grids as part of a $1.4bn connection project.]]></description>
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			<title>GCC, ASEAN eye new trade bloc based on food, oil</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Trading bloc seen as mutually beneficial as Asian food is traded for Mideast oil.]]></description>
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			<title>GCC nations to reap windfalls if oil prices rise - Goldman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Analyst sees brighter prospects for the Gulf nations, compared with Russia.]]></description>
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			<title>Dollar peg plan may change - GCC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Four Gulf states heading towards monetary union may in future review initial plan to link joint currency to US dollar.]]></description>
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			<title>2013 more realistic for Gulf monetary union - analysts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Standard Chartered also says it should track basket of currencies, not US dollar.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf states sign monetary union pact </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Pared-down agreement signed in Riyadh on Sunday follows UAE's earlier exit.]]></description>
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			<title>Four GCC states to sign monetary accord: report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to sign accord on Monday - GCC chief.]]></description>
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			<title>Russia extends hands to Arabs now</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Entrenched in economic woes, Russia sees itself as a firm trading partner with Arab nations.]]></description>
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			<title>More Gulf students may study in US, post Obama speech</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Obama promises more exchange programmes and scholarships for the Muslim world.]]></description>
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			<title>Dual residency backed by GCC immigration chiefs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Under scheme 'first degree' expats would be free to work across GCC on same visa. ]]></description>
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			<title>Immigration chiefs eye single visa for GCC travel </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Single permit would allow visitors to travel through all six countries on same visa.  ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC bank location to remain Riyadh - Saudi minister</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[No change on bank location despite UAE withdrawal from union over issue.]]></description>
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			<title>Monetary union deal set to be signed on June 7</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf Cooperative Council chief reveals date during meeting with finance ministers.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf looks East for stronger trade links</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GCC to sign trade pacts with China, Soth Korea, Australia starting this year, rather than EU - Omani official. ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi foresees reconciliation over monetary union</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Review of GCC single currency plan should win back UAE, says King Abdullah.   ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE rules out talks to re-enter GCC monetary union </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank governor says no 'negotiations' are taking place to rejoin the single currency.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi says $75 fair price for oil amid increasing demand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[King Abdullah says kingdom is seeing a 'quick recovery' from economic downturn.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE may rejoin monetary union if terms change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Foreign minister suggests UAE will rethink withdrawal if it can host central bank.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE may reconsider GCC withdrawal decision - minister</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE may rethink stance if Abu Dhabi chosen as GCC central bank location.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf states pledge to continue with monetary union</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi have said single currency will go ahead despite UAE pull out.]]></description>
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			<title>Survey shows 50% of expats fear job loss - UAE, Bahrain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[80% of responders feel their ability to save has reduced due to the economic crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE pulls out of GCC monetary union </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: UAE notified GCC of decision on Wednesday, adding that the dirham will remain pegged to the US dollar.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Full support remains for GCC monetary union, central bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Secretary General denies country rift over citing of GCC central bank in Saudi capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC countries poised to cut interest rates - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Interest rates should come down to prevent contraction later in year, NCB Capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf currency union faces more hurdles - analysts</title>
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