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			<description><![CDATA[Regional chief says Mideast consumers 'way more positive than rest of the world'.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Platinum, Gold and Silver credit card holders to benefit. Fees also reduced for replacement cards.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwaitis top Mideast for consumer confidence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Growing fears over job losses contributes to lower index ranking in Mastercard research.]]></description>
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			<title>Mastercard posts big Q3 growth in Middle East</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Purchase volume, transactions and cards issued all rise despite global credit crunch.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE link to credit card fraud investigation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Credit card details stolen in UAE used for fraudulent transactions in US]]></description>
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			<title>UAE link to high-tech financial fraud probe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hackers reportedly broke into local financial servers to carry out illegal card payments in the US.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Confidence hit by global slowdown, record oil prices and soaring inflation, Mastercard says.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Optimism over income, employment and stock markets for first half of 2008  dips, MasterCard study shows.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai is world's 37th top business hub</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The emirate is the leading centre of commerce in the Mideast, says MasterCard survey.]]></description>
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			<title>Crazy concepts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A love for originality coupled with a drive to conquer new markets, makes Alfred Johnson a formidable prospect.]]></description>
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			<title>Oman launches e-payment gateway</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Robust, secure solution allows electronic transactions.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Regional consumers spend more</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Travelling, shopping and spending were the three main consumer trends in the Middle East last year.]]></description>
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			<title>Have to shop, will travel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Forget frugality: 84% of UAE residents say they'll spend more on travel and shopping this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Out of credit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Regional enterprises may be struggling with application security, but financial organisations around the world are also falling behind on delivering robust network protection systems. Colin Edwards goes after the issues.]]></description>
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			<title>Regional high for consumer optimism may spur spending</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Survey by MasterCard finds most Arab consumers positive about immediate economic prospects    ]]></description>
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			<title>Spend! Spend! Spend!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A recent survey of consumers within the GCC region shows that confidence is almost at an all-time high.]]></description>
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			<title>On top of the world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Alexandra Dubsky on why the Middle East rides high in the worldwide consumer confidence league - despite its political instability.]]></description>
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			<title>Banks warned: move to smartcard technology soon</title>
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