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			<title>UAE traders more optimistic in Q3 - HSBC</title>
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			<title>Are you too poor for HSBC?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[HSBC's move reduced its cultivated notion of being the "world's local bank" to hollow marketing speak, says Damian Reilly.]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC mulls AED20,000 salary limit for customers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank says it wants fewer customers earning less than $5,445 a month.]]></description>
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			<title>More than 50% urban Saudis believe in savings - research</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudis want compulsory/ voluntary retirement savings schemes to be introduced.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Economist says a lot of questions remain unanswered and urges government to release further data.]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC to cut UAE mortgage rates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The rate cut applies to Flexi Loan and home finance customers  of the bank's Islamic unit, HSBC Amanah.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai tourism sees hotel guest nights fall 16% in Q109 </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Official figures show 15% drop in tourism revenue as global travel slowdown starts to bite.]]></description>
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			<title>The loan danger</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the credit crunch takes its toll, banks & property cos are increasingly concerned they may be left with toxic debt.]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC eases lending rules on UAE property</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Restrictions relaxed on mortgages to offer 70% financing on completed apartments.]]></description>
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			<title>Good days ahead for Islamic Takaful insurance - BEST Re</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Head of Islamic reinsurance co sees industry rise at 17% a year over next 3 years.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai reviews economic parts of 2015 strategic plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The plan is being revised in view of the current economic crisis, says gov't official. ]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC ME's profits rose 34% last year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The bank suffered a deterioration in credit quality in the last quarter of 2008 in wake of global crisis. ]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC set for £12.6bn cash call </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK bank, in which Dubai International Capital and Saudi's Saad are major shareholders, set for huge rights issue.]]></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>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>Gulf response to liquidity challenge &quot;robust&quot; - HSBC </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global bank says Gulf authorities are well geared to combat liquidity concerns.]]></description>
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			<title>Car rental sector booms as stricter car loans bite</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The global financial crisis has seen banks increase salary limits for car loans.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf growth to slow abruptly in 2009 - HSBC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank predicts possible recession if average crude prices tilt towards $25. ]]></description>
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			<title>Caught in the trap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With repossessions looming large on the horizon, Alex Delmar-Morgan reports on what the banks need to do.]]></description>
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			<title>Inflating the problem</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[For anyone moving to the Gulf up until recently, the superabundant nature of credit was immediately apparent.]]></description>
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			<title>Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Banks in the UAE increase mortgage rates by as much as 2.5% as cost of borrowing rises.]]></description>
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			<title>More banks curb lending to low wage earners</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Banks across UAE hike minimum monthly salary needed to qualify for personal loan.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE nationals bank on diploma deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[HSBC and the National Institute for Vocational Education (NIVE) have signed a deal giving 100 Emirati students the opportunity to study for a national diploma in banking and finance.  ]]></description>
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			<title>HSBC restores ATM withdrawal limits to normal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank makes move as concerns over the risk of UAE fraud hitting local customers ease.]]></description>
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			<title>77% unhappy with banks' reaction to ATM fraud</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business poll reveals widespread criticism of response to UAE fraud crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>ATM fraud victims slam 'inadequate security'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Tales of cash losses reveal methods of hi-tech gangs targeting UAE.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE banks step up security after card theft</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lloyds TSB, HSBC, Citibank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi  and Dubai Bank hit by fraud.]]></description>
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			<title>Under pressure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Tensions are rising in the Strait of  Hormuz and the Gulf's Iranian community faces an uncertain future.     ]]></description>
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			<title>Inflation, oil prices hit Gulf business confidence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business confidence levels across Gulf continue fall in Q2, HSBC survey reveals.]]></description>
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