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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait-based investment company's foreign currency debt now accorded default status.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[James Bond's favourite carmaker, Aston Martin, is looking to boost the brand's appeal in the Middle East amid the downturn. Claire Ferris-Lay talks to CEO, Ulrich Bez.]]></description>
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			<title>Aston Martin CEO upbeat over Kuwait investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Ulrich Bez says Investment Dar can cushion car firm during crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Aston Martin safe from Kuwaiti owner's asset sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment Dar Co that owns 50% of Aston has plans to sell off 'non-core assets'.  ]]></description>
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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>Global and Dar move to slash costs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global Investment House and Investment Dar are laying off staff or cutting wages in order to cut costs. ]]></description>
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			<title>Speed racer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The chairman of Aston Martin tells Arabian Business why the future is global for Britain's most iconic car.]]></description>
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			<title>Investment Dar studying Aston Martin sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti investment firm studying offers to sell 10-15% of British luxury carmaker, VP says.]]></description>
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			<title>Aston Martin looks to Gulf to raise $1.9bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British luxury car maker plans to sell shares in new Middle Eastern company, which might later be listed.]]></description>
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			<title>Luxury car maker targets Middle East growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aston Martin looks to region as global downturn hits sales in Britain and the US.]]></description>
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			<title>Parts of Aston Martin to be sold off</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New owners are looking at financing expansion of the luxury carmaker through an Islamic equity partnership.]]></description>
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			<title>Investment Dar: Drive another day</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Each week Arabian Business turns the spotlight on a leading company.]]></description>
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			<title>Bids for Dar's Aston Martin stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Unidentified suitors bid for Kuwaiti investment company's 50% stake in luxury  carmaker.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwaiti companies buy Aston Martin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The sports car manufacturer was sold to a group of investment companies in Kuwait at a $925 million price tag.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Islamic Bond</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aston Martin has languished in the financial doldrums for decades and gone bust seven times, never truly living up to the potential of its incredible cars. Two Kuwaiti businessmen, however, may have at last discovered the secret the Warwickshire company has been longing for. James Bennett reports.]]></description>
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			<title>Reinventing the Aston</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Seven years ago, Aston Martin was heading for bankruptcy until Dr Ulrich Bez turned its fortunes around full circle. The boss has been retained to run the company under Investment Dar. Will he fit in? Anil Bhoyrul finds out.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Dar confirms Aston Martin stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment Dar said today that it has bought 50% of the British luxury car maker.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait firms agree Aston Martin stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co. will give more information on the deal on Monday.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Dar in Aston Martin stake talks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment Dar is leading a group of companies to buy a $772.6m stake in the carmaker.]]></description>
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			<title>Egyptian money snags Aston Martin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A consortium of investors, including Egypt's Naeem Capital, will finalise deal to buy carmaker this week.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Aston Martin sale could net $880m for Ford</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wealthy individuals and private equity firms are kicking the tyres of the prestige car maker.]]></description>
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			<title>Advantage Aston</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The so-called Baby Aston has sometimes been unfavourably compared to the amazing new Jaguar XK8. But maybe everyone is missing the point. ]]></description>
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