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			<title>Abdulla brothers pledge to repay Damas money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Move comes after Dubai jeweller's CEO admitted 'unauthorised transactions'.]]></description>
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			<title>Jewellers Damas, Gitanjali eye India move</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai jeweller and India's Gitanjali Gems plan 60 store openings by 2014.]]></description>
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			<title>For jewellers, gold loses its shine</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf jewellers are reporting lacklustre sales, as recession-spooked investors are pushing up gold prices.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas chief upbeat despite drop in visitors to UAE shops</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Luxury retailer says number of tourists visiting stores has fallen since Oct.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas set to slow down 2009 expansion plans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jewellery retailer says it has seen slowdown in sales at the top end of the market.]]></description>
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			<title>The jewel in the crown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damas CEO Tawhid Abdullah talks about what lies ahead for the jewellery giant following its DIFX listing. ]]></description>
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			<title>Diamonds are forever</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damas CEO Tawhid Abdullah on how the firm's IPO will allow the jewellery giant to strike new markets.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's Damas prices IPO shares at $1 </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai jewellery group says priced shares in IPO at bottom of the range, raised about $270mn.]]></description>
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			<title>$10,000 mag to be auctioned in Dubai </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Diamond-encrusted publication Kohl expected to be world's most expensive magazine. ]]></description>
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			<title>Damas plans Dubai IPO </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global jeweler and watch retailer to list 28% stake on DIFX to fund aggressive expansion plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas plans $272mn IPO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based jewellery group looks to raise capital through share offering for regional expansion.]]></description>
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			<title>'Depeg immediately' urge UAE businesses</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Companies heap pressure on central bank to sever dirham's peg to weakened US dollar.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas to follow Dubai IPO with Italy listing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai jewellery group may also list shares in Italian unit in next four years, exec says.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[    Jean Habis, co-owner of HDD Interiors discuses the changing task of designing in Dubai and the increasingly pro-active role of the client.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas pairs with Italy's Burani</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damas forms Italian-based joint venture with Burani Fashion to boost jewellery offering.]]></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>Factory to be jewel in UAE's crown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emaar Industries and Investments and Damas plan to build the emirate's largest jewellery factory.]]></description>
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			<title>Best in business</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and attended by HH Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a glittering event at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the top achievers of the year were honoured at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2006.]]></description>
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			<title>Damas CEO jewel of business world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tawhid Abdullah of jewellery company Damas scoops Businessman of the Year]]></description>
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			<title>Damas considers US$500m listing</title>
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			<title>Damas seeks to cash in on DIFX listing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE luxury retailer Damas is poised for a US$500m listing next year on the Dubai International Financial Exchange, Arabian Business can reveal. ]]></description>
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			<title>Looking beyond the clichès</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advertising and marketing directed towards GCC Arab women is often condescending and lacking in insight. Iain Akerman takes a look at what, and how, things need to change]]></description>
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