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			<title>Bank chief says RAK growth to return in 2010</title>
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			<title>RAK Bank posts 10% jump in Jan-Sept net profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ras Al Khaimah bank says increase due to growth in loans, mortgages, credit cards.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE cbank rejigs interbank rate panel to spur lending</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central bank hopes change in panel will lower rates and spur lending.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE credit card 'skips' on the rise - RAK Bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank's business advisor says up to 2,500 are leaving each month without paying bills.]]></description>
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			<title>Rakbank launches mortgage promotion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Low interest rates promised for UAE nationals, residents and non-residents buying freeholds.]]></description>
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			<title>Holding on</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In difficult economic times, and a highly-competitive environment, investing in customer service is vital for both customer retention and profitability. But research suggests that many banks in the region still have a long way to go.]]></description>
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			<title>Bank makes pledge on lending amid financial crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rakbank launches campaign to highlight 'business as usual' amid credit crunch.]]></description>
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			<title>RAKBank rewarded for customer service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bank becomes first in Gulf to be accredited by BSI for service excellence.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Drowning in debt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Debt is a fact of life for tens of thousands of expatriates living in the UAE. The lifestyle makes it virtually impossible to start up a life in the Emirates without borrowing money from the bank - be it through a credit card or a loan. Diana Milne analyses the repercussions and the possible solutions.]]></description>
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			<title>Anger management</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Poor retail service can create bad publicity for banks, but fixing the problem need not be a huge task.]]></description>
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			<title>Call options</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Financial institutions need to strike a balance between people, processes and technology to give a successful call centre experience.]]></description>
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			<title>Invisible touch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Contactless credit and debit cards are the very latest in payment technology and are set to change the way UAE consumers pay. ]]></description>
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			<title>Savings special</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Ever had so much money that you don't know what to do with it - or simply want to know where to stash your savings?]]></description>
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			<title>Plastic fantastic</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There's a dazzling array of credit cards on offer in the UAE. Here's everything you need to know to pick the right one. ]]></description>
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			<title>RAK to the future</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Tariq bin Kayed Alqassimi tells us why investors in the emirate have a short window to reap RAK's rewards.]]></description>
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			<title>Revealed: Gulf's most admired companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business has published its '50 Most Admired' list of regional companies.]]></description>
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			<title>Ramco delivers on business process</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Enterprise software firm Ramco has launched its Business Process Delivery System (BPDS) in the region.]]></description>
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			<title>Borrowed time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the West's debt nightmare could be heading here.]]></description>
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			<title>Banks losing out in bad debt battle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Major banks and their credit card operations in the UAE are losing as much as 8% in annual revenues due to a rising number of ‘skips' - customers that flee the country leaving a trail of bad debt behind - according to the CEO of RAK Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK to its best</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  RAK Bank has combined a dynamic financial and customer strategy with aggressive focused marketing - with astonishing results. James Bennett meets the team behind one of the UAE's greatest banking success stories.]]></description>
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			<title>Autofinance: Clear cut deal?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE’s “auto ownership mania” has made the country a prime international market for carmakers – a business  opportunity which has not escaped the local retail   bankers. With a plethora of auto financing packages currently available in the marketplace, are car buyers getting a good deal?]]></description>
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			<title>RAKBANK and Forsyth Launch Fund</title>
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