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			<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qassimi says in discussions with cup holders Alinghi.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK's America's Cup spending put at $120m</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[RAKIA CEO reveals investment in US court papers defending emirate as race venue.]]></description>
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			<title>New RAK initiative aims to attract foreign investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rakeen, RAKIA launch new investment package amid global financial crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Ras Al Khaimah launches real estate regulator</title>
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			<title>UAE mining firm wins $600m rail contract in Indonesia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Railway will allow Ras Al Khaimah Minerals and Metals to transport the coal it mines. ]]></description>
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			<title>Greek seekers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With its vibrant mainland and numerable idyllic islands, Greece will always retain strong investor and second home appeal - but buyers need to be wary of economic and administrative challenges, writes Dominic Ellis.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK plans $5bn economic city in India</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment arm of RAK to build business centre in Hyderabad to expand abroad.]]></description>
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			<title>Tourism boost tipped for RAK</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Visitor footfall to emirate expected to reach 2.5 million by 2012,]]></description>
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			<title>RAK plans four new power plants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Electricity strategy revealed by Ras Al Khaimah government in bid to meet demand of population.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK clampdown on property developers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Largest company exempt as new rules announced to regulate sheikhdom's real estate market.]]></description>
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			<title>Old king coal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Surging commodities are leading Gulf states to invest in mining concessions for coal to copper.     ]]></description>
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			<title>Northern lights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The cranes are shooting up in RAK as artist impressions increasingly roll off the production line.     ]]></description>
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			<title>RAK to splash $800mn on roads, sewerage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment follows announcement emirate's GDP surged 50% in past four years.]]></description>
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			<title>RAKIA sukuk lists on DIFX</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[US$325m Islamic bond will fund Al Marjan island development.  ]]></description>
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			<title>RAKIA launches Islamic bond issue</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) has launched its first ever sukuk issue.]]></description>
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			<title>Rakia prices $325mn bond at guidance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Five-year sukuk one of just three benchmark size sales to be marketed publicly in Gulf since credit crunch.]]></description>
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			<title>BHEL sounds out UAE prospects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indian power equipment manufacturer and power project exporter Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has made a breakthrough in the Middle East market with an export contract for two gas turbine generating units of 42 MW each from the UAE.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK seeks rating for benchmark bond sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ras Al-Khaimah courting investors over first US dollar Islamic bond to pay for islands being built off coast.]]></description>
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			<title>Hidden gem</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ras Al Khaimah is being transformed into one of the region's brightest tourist and business hotspots.]]></description>
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			<title>Rakia looking to raise $1.8bn to fund projects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment authority to build islands off UAE coast and aluminium plant in India.]]></description>
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			<title>Rakia to invest $15bn in Ras Al Khaimah</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Authority says cash injection aimed at making emirate more attractive to investors.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK reports bumper summer for tourism</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hotels in Ras Al Khaimah recorded average of 78% occupancy, emirate's tourism authority says.  ]]></description>
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