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			<title>UAE cbank - Amlak, Tamweel review to 'take some time'</title>
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			<title>Amlak posts $36.7m net loss in H1</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE mortgage lender says losses in first half of 2009 due to fall in revenue, writedowns also weigh.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai to free 3 ex-Tamweel property execs on bail</title>
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			<title>Gulf stocks plagued by opacity, structural problems</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cheap Gulf blue chip stocks are set to stay off-radar for many foreign investors because of various issues.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak in talks over $3.3bn funding gap - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lender's CEO says in discussions with banks and gov't, expects solution soon.]]></description>
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			<title>Nasser al-Shaikh relieved of all gov’t posts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Media office of HH Sheikh Mohammed confirms dismissals in short statement.]]></description>
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			<title>Islamic lender Amlak posts Q1 loss</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company chairman says it has been 'one of most challenging periods' for mortgage industry.]]></description>
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			<title>Tamweel disputes media report on funding needs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Dubai mortgage lender dismisses analysis and conclusion of report.]]></description>
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			<title>Gov't approval for Tamweel, Amlak merger due in weeks </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tamweel chairman says merged firm may look to markets for extra funding later in year.]]></description>
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			<title>Profits slip at Amlak Finance </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Full year numbers impacted by Q4 loss after home loans market went into retreat.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE lenders expect to see rising mortgage defaults </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Amlak Finance chief says deliquencies on mortgages are growing.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Good debt, bad debt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A radio advert for mortgages caught my ear on the drive to work, the fact there was any advert at all was surprising.]]></description>
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			<title>Property will 'move again' as top lenders resume business</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[News Amlak and Tamweel will resume lending in 'weeks' is welcomed by industry. ]]></description>
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			<title> Amlak, Tamweel to resume lending 'in weeks' - official </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based mortgage lenders to resume business as separate entities before merger. ]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak-Tamweel merger 'not definite' - finance chief</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Minister of economy says merger still one of many options being considered.]]></description>
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			<title>Crunch time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many analysts predicted a loosening of credit restrictions in the first quarter of 2009 but that relief has yet to come.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak-Tamweel merger evaluation 'complete by Feb'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Early 2009 deadline set for final assessment on state of Dubai mortgage companies.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE's Real Estate Bank and Industrial Bank to merge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Banks to combine as Amlak, Tamweel merge under Real Estate Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak, Tamweel to merge under gov't bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 3: Dubai-based Islamic mortgage lenders to merge under Real Estate Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Banks in the UAE increase mortgage rates by as much as 2.5% as cost of borrowing rises.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak suspends new mortgage loans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based Islamic lender says move is temporary, may also need to access retail deposits.]]></description>
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			<title>New mortgage, registration laws could boost end-user confidence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The introduction of mortgage laws and interim registration will provide greater regulation to protect buyers and curb market speculation, says Lynette Brown, legal consultant at Al-Tamimi.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak-Tamweel merger 'complete by end of Q1 2009'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two firms' chief executives say they expect to move rapidly on $1.6bn merger.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf exchanges rise as global credit fears ease</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 5: Emaar Properties shares boost Dubai benchmark ahead of anticipated buyback plan.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak, Tamweel merger talks progress</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Islamic mortgage lenders say they have begun consultation with key stakeholders.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak raises outlook as Q3 profit doubles</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Amlak chairman says expects profit to surge by a "minimum of 100 percent" this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak denies merger due to funding difficulties</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai mortgage lender says proposed merger with Tamweel will drive growth plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Amlak, Tamweel in merger talks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Leading Islamic mortgage lenders have begun 'exploratory discussions' over merger. ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE's mortgage lending jumps 55%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Central banks reveals total home loans worth total of $17bn but slowdown in growth starts to show.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lender says capital for Amman-based operation is $89mn.]]></description>
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