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			<title>Qatar pockets $1 billion from Barclays bail out</title>
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			<title>Saad says no documents found after police request</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Papers were sought from Saad Swiss unit regarding transactions with Algosaibi.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays planning to tap into Saudi wealth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British bank planning to set up private banking operation in the kingdom, says chief executive.]]></description>
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			<title>Sovereign funds buddy up for top returns</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[SWFs are working in concert to make joint strategic investments in order to reduce risks and maximise returns.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's Habtoor Grp eyes UK bank stakes - chairman</title>
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			<title>Barclays, Societe Generale win Saudi licences</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi markets regulator says pair have received investment banking go-ahead in kingdom.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays dealmaker to set-up ME focused advisory firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advisory firm being set-up by Roger Jenkins to target sovereign wealth investors.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi’s IPIC plans bond sale - bankers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi gov’t investment arm looking to issue bonds in Q3 to fund acquisitions.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai Islamic Bank buys back trust certificates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Purchase by DIB part of tender offer to retire $200m of outstanding sukuk certifcates.]]></description>
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			<title>Qtel's debut bond sale oversubscribed eight times </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[$1.5bn bond sale attracts bids exceeding $13bn, scheme will help refinance existing debt.   ]]></description>
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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>Abu Dhabi's IPIC sells 11% stake in Barclays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: International Petroleum Investment Company doubles its investment in six months. ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE ruler replaces top posts in cabinet reshuffle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two deputy prime ministers replaced, two influential members of ruling family promoted.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar reduces stake in Barclays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar sovereign wealth fund confirms sale but remains a committed long-term shareholder and partner.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays poised to relax UAE mortgage rules</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Bank set to join HSBC in giving boost to struggling real estate market.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar to meet global investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Roadshow to start Friday ahead of launch of dollar-denominated benchmark Eurobond, according to sources.]]></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>Customer focus</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Umair Chaudhary, Chief Operating Officer, UAE and Gulf, at Barclays Bank, reveals how the installation of a CRM system from Microsoft has transformed how the bank deals with its customers.]]></description>
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			<title>Djokovic takes Dubai tennis title</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Serb top seed beats Spain's David Ferrer on Saturday to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays shareholders back $10bn fundraising</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Other banks including Standard Chartered seek new funds in wake of Citigroup bailout.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays aims to head off Mideast stake revolt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British bank offers shareholders a slice of the proposed $8.7bn capital injection.]]></description>
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			<title>Advisors urge 'no' vote on Mideast stake in Barclays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Corporate governance group PIRC opposes proposed $7.4bn fundraising plan.]]></description>
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			<title>Is there anywhere left to invest?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With stock markets plummeting, anxious investors are asking whether there is anything left to invest in.]]></description>
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			<title>No renegotiation of Barclays deal - source</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Talks held with Qatar, Abu Dhabi, but no new deal in face of investor revolt.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi, Qatar buy stake in Barclays Bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK's second largest bank to raise $12.1bn from Gulf investors in rescue deal.]]></description>
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			<title>UK's four largest banks in $60bn lifeline call - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UK gov't poised to launch rescue deal for major financial institutions.]]></description>
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			<title>Slim demand gives Qatar 8% Barclays stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Less than fifth of existing shareholders sign up to buy shares of UK's third-biggest bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar invests $3.4bn in Barclays bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar Investment Authority a major investor in British lender's $8.8bn discounted share issue. ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar eyes Barclays stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund considering backing $7.8bn share issue by British bank, source says.]]></description>
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			<title>Barclays plans to launch Islamic hedge funds</title>
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