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			<title>Abu Dhabi: A falcon’s view</title>
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			<title>Land of opportunity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With a series of five year development plans fuelled by huge petrochemical investments, is the time right for the construction industry to begin focusing on Saudi Arabia?]]></description>
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			<title>No instant returns from Qatar and KSA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A top regional construction lawyer has warned contractors against the dangers of entry into the KSA or Qatar real estate markets, without adequate planning and preparation.]]></description>
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			<title>S&amp;amp;P downgrades Arcapita Bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency lowers long-term counterparty credit rating for Bahrain's Arcapita to 'BB' from 'BB+'.]]></description>
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			<title>S&amp;amp;P downgrades Bahrain's Arcapita Bank</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment bank's credit ratings lowered due to liquidity and asset concerns.]]></description>
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			<title>New $3.5bn Qatar golf project revealed</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aussie star Greg Norman lends his name to new residential golf development, work set to start in 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain's Arcapita looks to sell power company</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bankers work on loan to finance possible sale of Viridian as part of group review.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita appoints Lehman Bros exec to lead unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain investment bank makes senior appointment for real estate team.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain bank could bid in Singapore power sale</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment bank Arcapita among possible suitors named for PowerSeraya.]]></description>
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			<title>Power firm auction set to raise $3bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Suitors, including Bahrain's Arcapita, get ready to bid for Singapore electricity supplier Senoko Power. ]]></description>
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			<title>$2bn boost for wind farms planned</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahraini bank deal lines up massive investment in China to address boom in alternative energy.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita buys $1.3bn Singapore properties</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain investment bank in venture to purchase industrial real estate, list them through investment trust.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita in talks to buy UK haulage firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain investment bank close to entering 'exclusive talks' to buy Freightliner for around $690mn.]]></description>
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			<title>ProLogis forms warehousing venture with Arcapita</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ProLogis plans to construct a US$1 billion portfolio of warehousing facilities in partnership with Arcapita.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Depa JV wins Arcapita</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mivan Depa has been awarded the fitout works contract for the Arcapita Bank Headquarters in Bahrain. It will be the first building to be erected in the Bahrain Bay Development complex.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita buys US storage firm for $451mn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Portable On-Demand Storage has further market opportunity, chief exec says. ]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain's Arcapita buys Texas power plant </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Islamic bank spends $695mn with affiliates on its biggest US acquisition to date.]]></description>
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			<title>At a glance...2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What a year it has been. Emerging economies continued their rapid growth; oil reached its all-time high at US$100 a barrel; parts of the Middle East experienced - and still experience - great turmoil politically and economically whereas other areas continued to shoot towards prosperity.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita, Qatar Diar target utilities sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New company Diar Infrastructure Services to oversee utilities in Qatar's $5.5bn Lusail development.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita snaps up US drill-bit maker for $400mn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank looks to penetrate oil and gas drill-bit market.]]></description>
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			<title>Buy-out failures on the rise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The number of failed buy-out attempts by private equity houses is rising, and the effects are being felt in the Gulf.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita sets its sights on Asia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arcapita is targeting opportunities in Asia in a bid to diversify investment from substantial holdings in Europe and the US.]]></description>
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			<title>Purchasing power</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=503193&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The rise of sovereign wealth funds and how the balance of power in international markets is shifting. ]]></description>
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			<title>We are the world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  From Atlanta to Zurich, the M&A market spans the globe and accounts for billions of dollars worth of deals.]]></description>
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			<title>Arcapita to buy German window frame maker</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The investment firm to acquire Profine for $1.04bn, its third major deal in the building materials sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahraini bank postpones Singapore listing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment firm Arcapita Bank cancels $300mn investment trust listing due to poor valuations by investors.]]></description>
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			<title>Why the Mideast has an eye on Shanghai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Property investors are increasingly building homes, and tapping the capital markets, in Asia.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Partnering: a regional panacea?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  In a culture of unbalanced risk allocation, is the region ready for more of an equal approach?]]></description>
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			<title>Dilmun rising</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the Bahrain Business Bay will confirm Bahrain as the  most sought-after property market.]]></description>
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			<title>Brilliant Bahrain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Why the small Gulf kingdom is set to be reborn as one of the Middle East's brightest stars.]]></description>
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