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			<title>Pearl Qatar developer upbeat on Q4 performance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[United Development Co president says company is in talks on projects worth up to $3bn.]]></description>
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			<title>The Pearl-Qatar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Middle East talks to Peter Bolton, head of Environmental Affairs for The Pearl-Qatar, a future world-class residential and tourist destination, about the environment and lifestyle.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Down but not out</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Middle East takes a look at the Gulf's construction industry to discover which projects are still going ahead, despite the economic downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Missing CIO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's the boardroom, where decisions are made that affect the long-term success and failure of an enterprise, but it's still rare to hear that regional CIOs are deeply involved at the boardroom level.]]></description>
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			<title>People and plans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  In the second half of our two part feature NME takes a closer look at the business continuity and disaster recovery plan. Once the plan has been drawn up, how do IT professionals set about implementing it and deploying it across personnel and systems?]]></description>
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			<title>UDC projects moving at fast pace</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The head of United Development Company (UDC) based in Qatar has said the company rests upon “resilient foundations” and will complete all of its projects on time.]]></description>
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			<title>Building the backbone</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Network operating systems have undergone notable changes over the last few years. NME examines the nature of these enhancements, and how they have transformed the way enterprise networks perform.]]></description>
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			<title>Right connections</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NME looks back on the year to examine how enterprise network technology and deployments have changed and gained in strength.]]></description>
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			<title>Grand designs on IT mega-projects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Not content with IT implementation headaches on a small scale, the Middle East is developing a name for huge projects that include leading technology implementations. ACN reports.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Cisco to connect The Pearl-Qatar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cisco signs with United Development Company to provide network infrastructure for The Pearl-Qatar real estate project  ]]></description>
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			<title>Plant job award in June</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The US $32 million (AED117.4 million) contract for Phase One of Gulf Extrusions' new aluminium plant in Qatar is expected to be awarded in June.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Super size me</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Massive-scale projects are not exclusive to Dubai. As Christopher Sell finds out, other GCC countries have grandiose developments in the pipeline, too.]]></description>
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			<title>Seven shortlisted for First Qatar project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CITYSCAPE: Contraco, Midmac and Harinsa among firms vying for phase two of Pearl Qatar development.]]></description>
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			<title>Hidden Pearl</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How the Qatari real estate market is moving forward with its flagship mega projects.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar’s promise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Barry Mansfield looks at the promising future of the Qatari real estate sector.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Supply chain needs to evolve</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As Qatar rides the roller coaster of its construction boom, material shortages  have begun to stymie progress.]]></description>
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			<title>Learning the lessons of rapid expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With a rapidly expanding commercial and residential construction sector, Qatar is facing up to material challenges and labour issues. Christopher Sell reports on how the local market is on a steep learning curve to realise its future ambitions.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Expo brings in 14,000</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Project Qatar, which took place between 2-5 April in Doha attracted nearly 14,000 visitors this year, with a total of 2,489 attendees from the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>UDC steps up to support show</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[United Development Company is the platinum sponsor of the 4th International Trade Exhibition for Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment and Environmental Technology, which is taking place in Qatar this week.]]></description>
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			<title>Pearl Qatar employ Larch Consulting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Pearl Qatar has employed UK based firm Larch Consulting to develop an FM space strategy and operational delivery model for the buildings where the operational staff will be based.]]></description>
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			<title>Pearl-Qatar marinas flooded as the island progresses</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Flooding of the three marinas on the Pearl-Qatar was completed last week, and will soon be home to around 750 boats.]]></description>
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			<title>Home loans for Pearl-Qatar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[AJIB becomes development’s third mortgage provider.]]></description>
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			<title>Pearl-Qatar company to deploy Oracle ERP</title>
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			<title>Qatar Cool wins Pearl-Qatar job</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[District cooling is becoming a common feature of MEP contracts in the Gulf. ]]></description>
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