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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai chamber director general says good time for gov't to reassess dollar link.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Chamber analysis says demand to 'increase strongly' next year after resilent 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE now on recovery path - Dubai business chief</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[DCCI director general says Dubai export figures in rebound after dramatic slump.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Official figures show total Dubai exports for the second quarter worth AED21.8bn.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Government reviewing a recommendation that could lead to policy change this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Trade disputes double in Dubai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Number of trade disputes rose from 20 to 40, between March and April this year, as banks restrict lending.]]></description>
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			<title>Healthy returns</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With over 100,000 members, Dubai Chamber is continually streamlining its processes to make it easier and quicker for companies to set up their business in Dubai. We meet the chamber's energetic director general engineer Hamad Buamim. ]]></description>
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			<title>New visa law 'soon' for Dubai property buyers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business leader says new regulations will clarify the rules for real estate investors.]]></description>
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			<title>VAT 'not up for discussion' in UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report says UAE gov't 'not discussing' value added tax at the moment and would not be in 'near future'.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai exports show decline in early 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Chamber of Commerce chief still upbeat amid global economic crisis, predicts rebound later this year.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE 'well positioned' to survive crisis - Dubai official</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE's federal debt sits at $211bn with Dubai's share standing at 57%, figures show. ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE 2009 GDP to grow at 2-4%, inflation to dip - DCCI</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Top Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry official sees inflation dip from 14% - newswire.]]></description>
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			<title>Developers must pay up, contractors tell government</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A delegation of Dubai contractors has called upon the government to step in and force developers to pay them for their work.]]></description>
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			<title>More Gulf-based parents 'opt for UK boarding schools'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Increasing fees, long waiting lists force expat parents to put kids in UK education system.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai sees 42% increase in exports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The value of goods exported and re-exported from the emirate rose to $62 billion in 2008. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai property prices slump 23% in Q4 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Real estate prices fell sharply in Q4 2008, according to a new report from HSBC.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Chamber and EGBC join forces on 'green' building</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Dubai-based Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) have signed an agreement to promote, support and facilitate the ongoing collaboration between the Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and EGBC in spreading awareness on the importance of sustainable management of the environment.]]></description>
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			<title>Exports predicted to fall in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Trade with major markets to be hit by global crisis but exporters eye Indian opportunities.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Chamber debuts online trading portal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than 200,000 companies worldwide are registered to trade products and services]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai exports to Iran plummet</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Value of exports to Islamic Republic fall 15.4% in Q3 compared to Q2, dragging down total exports 1.7%.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf, US trade jumps 60%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Trade between GCC members and US reached $47.8bn in Q2, with trade driven by Saudi, figures show.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Chamber announces logistics award</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry has launched a logistics category for its MRM Business Awards.]]></description>
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			<title>Inflation hits Dubai’s foodservice sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Eating out is becoming more expensive in Dubai according to a report by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE slips in World Bank business ranking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE falls 4 places in ease of business survey, sparking concern. ]]></description>
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			<title>Cement prices to slow</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE cement prices expected to drop from 'excessively exaggerated' levels in 2009 - report. ]]></description>
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			<title>Hard knocks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The construction industry is steeling itself for more pain as dwindling steel supplies drive up prices. ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's exports in first quarter reach record high of $13.34bn, up 36% year on year, says DCCI.]]></description>
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