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			<title>Dubai says seven business fees cut by 20%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Officials say reduction of more than 20% would not be sustainable.]]></description>
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			<title>Sheikh calls on leaders to listen to Emirati youth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ministers should listen to concerns, ideas of younger generation, Ruler of Dubai.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi signals support for 100% foreign ownership</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Move expected to boost foreign investment amid the global financial crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Top Dubai official defends decision to replace finance chief</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New finance boss 'right man' to manage next stage of crisis, director of ruler's office.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE mulls move to allow 100% foreign ownership</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Possible changes to foreign investment rules to counter slowdown - Dubai official.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Fees frozen for Dubai businesses - gov't official</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Economic development department plans to reduce costs and give SMEs more support. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai to toughen licensing of education providers </title>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi to see inflation fall to 7% this year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation will fall on back of declining property prioces, stronger dollar, says gov't official. ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai to issue registration guide</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New gov't guide aiming to become referral source for investors looking to do business in emirate.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai simplifies 'doing business'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Department of Economic Development (DED) reduces paperwork for setting-up companies.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai reviews economic parts of 2015 strategic plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The plan is being revised in view of the current economic crisis, says gov't official. ]]></description>
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			<title>Business licences on the up despite global turmoil</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai registers 3% increase in licences during Q4 amid impact of economic crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai begins to fight back</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  In light of worsening economic conditions, Dubai appoints an advisory body to steer the Emirate through stormy waters.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's GDP up 13% last year shows offical data</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wholesale and retail sectors make up the largest part of GDP in the UAE economy.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai tops Mideast Cities of the Future list</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirate voted best for economic potential, quality of life in new poll.]]></description>
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			<title>1,090 new Dubai business licences issued</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Department of Economic Development reveals number of start-up firms in Sept.]]></description>
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			<title>Behind the service breakthrough</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In its determined crackdown on the offenders of poor customer care, the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme claims it has triggered a turnaround in how stores do business in the UAE.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Israeli jeweller lacks trade license for Burj store </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Leviev plans to open flagship store at Dubai Mall and another at Atlantis Hotel on Palm.]]></description>
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			<title>Setting up a business</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[No one ever said it would be easy - but for those who set up a successful business, the rewards can be huge.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai DED e-services attract one million users</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Online business services from Dubai's Department of Economic Development attract one million users  ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai e-Government inks deal with DED</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai eGovernment has struck a major deal with the Department of Economic Development (DED) to create the Dubai Investment and Business Portal.]]></description>
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			<title>RAK to allow 100% foreign ownership</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ras Al-Khaimah to implement 'service agent' system of commercial licensing rather than sponsorship.]]></description>
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			<title>Getting heavy with the bouncers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emcredit, the UAE's first credit bureau aims to put a stop to bad debt.]]></description>
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			<title>Lighting the way</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the rise of equality in the region an increasing number of women executives are finding their way to the forefront of their fields.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Are you in the red?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The setting up of Dubai's first credit checking bureau means people can no longer escape their bad credit history in the UAE.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Banks losing out in bad debt battle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Major banks and their credit card operations in the UAE are losing as much as 8% in annual revenues due to a rising number of ‘skips' - customers that flee the country leaving a trail of bad debt behind - according to the CEO of RAK Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's foreign licences surge forward</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The number of licences issued to branches of foreign companies was up by 20%  last year.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[A delegation from the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) recently visited Dubai for discussions on the emirate's logistics industry.]]></description>
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