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			<title>Chasing the dragon</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Papers were sought from Saad Swiss unit regarding transactions with Algosaibi.]]></description>
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			<title>RBS to close Dubai offshore office after review</title>
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			<title>Qtel bond issue oversubscribed - sources</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Telco gets investors' thumbs up with significant demand reported from Europe.]]></description>
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			<title>Oil rises towards $50 as EU markets rally</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many traders expect a strengthening in oil supply and demand towards the end of the year.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar reduces stake in Barclays</title>
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			<title>Mubadala confirms bond sale plans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi state-owned investment company, plans sale to US and European investors via roadshow.]]></description>
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			<title>Dolphin Energy close to agreeing loan refinancing </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Existing $3.45bn loan facility for Abu Dhabi-based gas supplier set to mature in July.]]></description>
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			<title>Dolphin seeking to refinance $3.45bn loan - sources</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy looking to replace 4-year debt maturing this year.]]></description>
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			<title>The right formula</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Burhan Khan, RBS' head of retail banking in the Middle East, discusses the bank's launch of a co-branded credit card with the Williams Formula 1 team.]]></description>
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			<title>Oil inches to $33 on Russian deal, global woes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Crude prices dip on Russia-Ukraine gas deal, securing supplies to Europe.]]></description>
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			<title>RBS sees Middle East revenue doubling in next two years</title>
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			<title>Royal banking</title>
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			<title>Oil price rally has years to run</title>
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			<title>Emirates NBD eyes Saudi Hollandi stake</title>
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			<title>Nine banks arranging $5bn Dubai World loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Representative office of RBS International to provide offshore personal banking services.]]></description>
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			<title>Colonial deal struck, but hurdles still remain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment Corporation of Dubai still has to reach agreement with Spanish firm's creditors.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai bid for Colonial collapses</title>
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			<title>Qatar eyeing investment in British bank</title>
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			<title>RBS considers Hollandi sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland may sell a 40% stake in Saudi Hollandi Bank through ABN Amro, report says.]]></description>
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			<title>RBS leads $95.7bn ABN AMRO bid</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Consortium trumps Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.]]></description>
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			<title>Qtel gets $2bn bank credit for growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Barclays Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland are set to finance the  Qatari telco's expansion plans.]]></description>
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