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			<description><![CDATA[UAE's largest bank by assets says Q3 net profit reached $285.9m despite rise in credit impairments.]]></description>
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			<title>Shoppers set to pay by mobile phone in new deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etisalat, Emirates NBD join Visa in partnership to revolutionise shop payments.]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD seeks expansion into Saudi Arabia</title>
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			<title>Emirates NBD plans up to $2bn capital raising - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lender seeking to take advantage of new law guaranteeing bonds issued by local banks.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait blue chips rally, but Gulf markets muted</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Banks feature as Zain sale hopes boost liquidity prospects in sector. ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD quarterly profit down 41%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE's largest bank blames a fourfold increase in provisions for profit drop.]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD stock rallies after loan announcement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 7: Dubai-based lender's shares climb 2.6%, Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi close up.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf's largest bank raises $1.09bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates NBD in capital raising move in effort to meet minimum requirements of UAE central bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Banking giant expects to see pressure on earnings</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates NBD's CFO says non-performing loans will have 'some impact' in 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Strutting your stuff</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A site in Dubai brings in heavy equipment to build an unusual foundation method.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai index closes at new 2009 high on back of Emaar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 8: Abu Dhabi makes largest one day gain in 10 weeks, closes 28-week high.]]></description>
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			<title>More bank mergers, acquisitions forecast for GCC - analysts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[AT Kearney predicts post-crisis climate will see mergers within regional banking sector.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD sees profits rise 5% in Q1 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based bank posts 20% increase in y-o-y total income, plus rise in loans, deposits.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bank profits forecast to plummet by 50% Q109</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[HC Brokerage predicts 52.8% year-on-year profit decline for 8 largest banks.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE banks to see growth in assets, deposits, Q1 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More money being deposited into banks, helping to resolve high loan to deposit ratios.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE banks tipped to post profit growth in 2009 - bank chief </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Chairman of Emirates NBD tells the media that lending is continuing and even growing. ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD in $1bn bond swap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank to exchange medium term bonds for shorter term bonds to boost its regulatory capital ratio.]]></description>
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			<title>Al Ghurair Group seals loan facility</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Syndicated loan facility to be used to fund further expansion of Dubai’s mixed use Al Ghurair City.]]></description>
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			<title>DEWA confirms refinancing of $2.2bn loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total of 18 international, regional and local banks are involved in the refinancing deal.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD open to cash support from gov't</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Chairman says bank could accept help to raise capital ratios to meet cenbank rules.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Islamic Bank considering raising fresh capital</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank also examining converting emergency government deposits into regulatory capital.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bank lending seen picking up in Q3 - Emirates NBD</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank's head sees hope as GCC states roll out measures to defrost credit markets.]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD eyes $1.7bn capital boost</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE bank seeks to raise $1.72bn to bolster capital base by converting emergency federal deposits.]]></description>
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			<title>Bank committed to bridging loan-deposit gap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NBD Emirates has 3-6 months to lower loan:deposit ratio that now exceeds 125% - paper.]]></description>
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			<title>Financial crisis dents confidence in Gulf banks - poll</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One third say they are not tempted to save by increased interest rates - online survey. ]]></description>
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			<title>Bank giant's debt 'will be funded with ease'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates NBD also says it is 'comfortable' with bank's level of real estate exposure.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE banks offer higher interest for short-term deposits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Move will cut loan to deposit ratios that jumped inline with loose lending policies.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates NBD 2008 profits down 7%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Full-year profits of UAE's biggest bank slide to $1 billion due to writedowns on investments.]]></description>
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