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			<title>Billing me softly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Work ban penalties, unpaid bills and strained relationships. It's not easy being a contractor in a downturn, and when you throw in the summer heat, you couldn't blame some for turning to the water bottle. UAE Contractor's Association vice-chairman Imad Al Jamal talks to Construction Week about the trials of a contractor's life.]]></description>
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			<title>Construction costs fall by 70% amid global downturn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Costs have fallen from $326 per sqft six months ago to $95 per sqft - industry insiders.]]></description>
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			<title>Talks called to debate growth in UAE construction</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Seminar on Dec. 24 will assess impact of global financial crisis on vital industry.]]></description>
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			<title>Overnight working to avoid Ramadan delays</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many construction firms in UAE may be forced to pay overtime to keep productivity levels high.]]></description>
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			<title>Contractors lash out over steel 'hedging'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The UAE Contractors Association has raised questions over claims by some steel firms that there is no shortage of steel.]]></description>
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			<title>Cement producers cut prices 6%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Firms agree with Ministry of Economy to reduce prices to help tackle record inflation in UAE.]]></description>
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			<title>Five day week gets low response</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region's contractors remain lukewarm to the idea of cutting the working week from six days to five, despite the advantages it may bring.]]></description>
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			<title>Time of the essence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With  the five-day week back on the agenda, we look at the  problems a shorter working week brings with it.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Site staff poaching</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Cement prices are continuing to escalate despite the introduction of an official price cap a few months ago.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE Contractor's Association says that universal standards will allow firms to grow in the market  ]]></description>
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