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			<title>The VOIP vortex</title>
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			<title>Mideast recovery to start by early 2010 - analyst</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Expert says region is better placed than most to bounce back from global crisis.]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | News</category>
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			<title>Persian potential</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Iran's telecoms sector offers huge potential for operators, but also brings its share of risks.]]></description>
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			<title>Islamic finance industry to grow to $1.6tn by 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Growth to come from opportunities in underpenetrated markets.]]></description>
			<category>Islamic Finance | News</category>
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			<title>Supply and demand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Airport managers will need to eye alternative revenues in 2009, as passenger numbers & revenues drop.]]></description>
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			<title>Money moves</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The business of managing airports, once considered a safe haven, is challenging even the best managers.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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			<title>Mideast air traffic could rise despite turmoil  – expert</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Passenger fares may have to be cut during 2009 to stimulate ailing global industry.   ]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | News</category>
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			<title>Market outlook</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What does the future hold for Middle East airlines?]]></description>
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			<title>The case for fibre</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=537799&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CommsMEA investigates the issues facing operators in the region around deployment of high capacity fibre networks]]></description>
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			<title>Against all odds</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nigeria promises to be a telecoms powerhouse, but corruption and crime are stifling growth.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
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			<title>Rising prices</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Niko Herrmann, aviation expert for Oliver Wyman discusses the impact of escalating fuel costs on the global aviation industry and on Middle Eastern airlines.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Network sharing enhances telecom partnerships</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why many network-sharing deals fall apart, and how to avoid the deal-breakers.]]></description>
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			<title>The great duopoly of UAE telecoms</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rapid growth is likely to give way to falling ARPU as the UAE's mobile sector continues to evolve.]]></description>
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			<title>Politics hurts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With a relatively closed market, tight regulations and political volatility, Syria is a tough market for telecom operators. Milan Sallaba, partner, Oliver Wyman, tells CommsMEA where the country's potential lies.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Friend or foe?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Sections of the broadcast industry remain divided over whether the development of WiMAX wireless broadband networks will prove a blessing or a curse in the rush towards establishing mobile content delivery services. John Parnell investigates.]]></description>
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			<title>Wealth of GCC's rich to almost double by 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total wealth of GCC millionaires to grow from $2.1tn to nearly $4tn by 2012.]]></description>
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			<title>Alive &amp;amp; kicking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Frank Conway, director at management consultancy Oliver Wyman, on why leasing and finance providers are the lifeblood of the Middle East's aviation industry.  ]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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			<title>Assessing the fixed-line landscape</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The development of major urban hubs and demand for reliable broadband services is driving a latent demand for fixed-line services in the Middle East.  ]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
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			<title>Show time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Vikram Krishnan, partner in Oliver Wyman's aviation practice, on rising demand for the latest in-flight entertainment.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Promising predictions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The future of the region's airfreight industry is dependent on global economical trends, says Niko Herrmann of Oliver Wyman.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
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			<title>IMF backs UAE tax plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Preparations for the introduction of VAT across the UAE have been backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).]]></description>
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			<title>Moving on...</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=498170&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Nothing lasts forever, and jobs at the top certainly don't. ACN outlines some of the key issues for decision makers to consider when planning their departure - and how to ensure their legacy remains intact.]]></description>
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			<title>Market watch</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=497840&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Question: How does the Middle East's aviation industry compare with other aircraft-related sectors across the globe?  ]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
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			<title>Disaster strikes</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=497137&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[How risk minimisation and management strategies are the only way for companies to emerge from disaster intact.  ]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
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