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			<title>Saudi inflation down to lowest rate in more than two years</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Data shows kingdom inflation at 3.5% in Oct, down nearly 1% on previous month.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi, Bahrain banks well covered for bad debt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Central bank governors say enough provision taken by local banks.]]></description>
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			<title>SAMA struggles to spur credit amid crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi moves to stave off bank lending crisis by rate cutting unlikely to be enough.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE tells banks to cut ties to Saudi Saad, AHAB</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Circular issued to banks not to open any new facilities to named firms until further notice.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation seen falling during H2</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kingdom's central bank says April inflation hit 19-month low and will continue to decline in 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Central Bank denies selling foreign assets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank governor says kingdom is tapping its reserves to keep the economy going.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi central bank to boost bank deposits if needed - finmin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arab kingdom aims to offset impact of global credit crunch  on access to foreign financing.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi central bank dismisses need for mergers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Governor Hamad Saud Al-Sayyari says banks are 'highly liquid', investments 'very safe'.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi tries to allay economic fears</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Central banker says no problems at kingdom's banks, inflation set to decline in Q1 next year.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi central bank's $3bn bid to ease liquidity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[SAMA agrees first injection of dollars into kingdom's banking system for a decade.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi central bank makes rare cut to lending rate</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency lowers rate for first time in almost two years.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf interbank lending rates rise amid tensions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, UAE rates increase ahead of a possible final US bailout agreement.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation not set to ease until '09</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central banker says deficit in housing key driver, may need 'two to three years to start declining'.]]></description>
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			<title>GCC to decide 'feasible' currency schedule</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Saudi central bank governor says Gulf planning new deadline for single currency.]]></description>
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			<title>Consumer relief as inflation begins to ease</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation in Saudi Arabia 10.4% in May, down from 10.5% in April, official data shows.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi money supply growth surges</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Money circulating in Saudi Arabian economy jumps 21% in May, central bank data reveals. ]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf to scrap 2010 single currency deadline</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi central bank governor says 2010 'too soon', new date to be set at autumn meeting.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi banks not hit by subprime crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank official says conservative policies shielded lenders from effects of mortgage meltdown.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf to miss 2010 single currency deadline</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[States agree to create joint cbank next year, but admit Gulf currency will not reach deadline.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf inflation threat mounts as oil hurdles to $150</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Record oil prices placing more pressure on Gulf states to revalue currencies - analysts.]]></description>
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			<title>Inflation, dollar peg to overshadow Gulf cbank summit </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank governors meeting to try and pick up pace of monetary union.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation continues to skyrocket</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation accelerated to 27-year high of 10.5% in April, fuelled by rents and food prices.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi's first sovereign wealth fund nears approval</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[$5.3bn SWF to act as 'investor focusing on maximising long-term rates of return'.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation hurtles toward 10%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation in kingdom hits 9.6% in March on rent and food costs, highest level since oil boom of 1970s.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation predicted to soar </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank govenor warns inflation in the kingdom could hit 10% in 2008, highest level since 1970s.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation risks topping 10% in March</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation could hit double-digits after money supply rose 26% in February - analyst.]]></description>
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			<title>Central bankers eye shift in single currency deadline</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bankers also  expected to discuss how to control record inflation at bi-annual meeting.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi inflation hits 27-year high</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Annual inflation in February accelerates to 8.7% as rents and food costs surge, official data shows.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf states cut rates, further fuel inflation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi, Bahrain and UAE follow US and lower rates, Kuwait leaves benchmark rate unchanged.]]></description>
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