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			<title>Four ways to pull an economy out of recession</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Germany has clawed its way out of recession. France is growing again. The US is starting to expand. Even Ireland, one of the countries worst hit by the credit crunch, isn't contracting anymore.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A template for success</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sulaiman Al Fahim on why he thinks Dubai is still the city that others aspire to be.]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:41:58 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Why I h8 junk txts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Joanne Bladd explains why she's taking a stand against telco companies.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The big chill</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Secret CIO battles to find gainful employment.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Roubini Vs Rogers debate</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574032-roubini-versus-rogers-is-right-debate-for-2010</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Which is the bigger threat - inflation or deflation? William Pesek attempts to find answers to the critical debate.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Is Dubai ready for PPPs?</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573568-is-dubai-ready-for-ppps</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the latter part of 2008, when the West started to feel the impact of the global economic crisis, the local press asked: will Dubai be hit by the recession? Nine months later, only one answer can honestly be given.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The role of the project controller</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Syed Ali Dilawer highlights the growing importance of project controllers within the construction industry.       ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Key points while entering into a joint venture in the Middle East</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574068-key-points-while-entering-into-a-joint-venture-in-the-middle-east</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  James Bremen advises what to keep in mind while entering into a joint venture or consortium agreement.    ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Regional private equity industry shake-out and consolidation has already begun</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573565-regional-private-equity-industry-shake-out-and-consolidation-has-already-begun</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Private equity in the GCC continues to grow notwithstanding the current difficult economic climate. In fact, the fundamentals that contributed to its growth are as valid today as they were a couple of years ago.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Trading places</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai may have lost its exclusive cachet forever as a result of a new focus on discounted leisure business, but this will be positive for the industry, says Nigel Teasdale from Vision Hospitality Asset Management.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Where have all the optimists gone?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damian Reilly's on the lookout for someone, anyone, who will tell him everything is going to turn out fine in 2010.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Short-term gain, long-term pain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Kuwaitis are taking gov't salaries for work they don’t do. They’ll suffer for it in the future, says Andrew White.]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:38 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi activates content production</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573184-abu-dhabi-activates-content-production</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A new TV and broadcast show will be hosted in Abu Dhabi next month. Many industry figures have been calling us to find out what it’s all about.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Barmy about Obama</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573601-what-has-obama-done-for-me-lately</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Joanne Bladd questions whether the global plaudits for US president are deserved.]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:37:10 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Oman Air ups the stakes</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573055-oman-air-ups-the-stakes</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Where do we go from the poshest loo in the skies?]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Sitting at the travel industry's top table</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573627-the-atn-power-50</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The travel industry's most influential players are revealed in the Arabian Travel News Power 50.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Banking on growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oliver Cornock says Oman's banking sector has weathered the financial storm better than most.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:34:57 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Doha spa industry sets standards</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's easy to believe that the Middle East's spa industry revolves around Dubai given the vast number of day spas and hotel spas operating in the emirate.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Qatar shows the way</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573063-qatar-shows-the-way</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In this month's issue of Sound & Stage Middle East we showcase the multitude of AV systems integration projects that are putting Qatar on the map not only in the region, but internationally.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Clients in the clouds</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573069-clients-in-the-clouds</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Fiona Robertson from the Rights Lawyers takes a closer look at the terms and language used in cloud contracts.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Steve Jobs, the ultimate challenge awaits you</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573309-steve-jobs-the-ultimate-challenge-awaits-you</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's what many in Tokyo think, but few will say: Japan Airlines needs a Carlos Ghosn, says William Pesek.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>These days, everyone’s a jack of all trades</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572962-these-days-everyones-a-jack-of-all-trades</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, it's me again. Back at the helm of facilities management Middle East and ready to listen to those willing to teach me all that I don't understand about this all-ecompassing, all-things-to-all-people industry.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The invisible man…</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572965-the-invisible-man</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If residential building designers consider the place and developers consider some of the processes, why do the people get ignored? Alan Millin, MSc. CEng FIHEEM, says it could all be different if FMs were consulted at the start of the design process.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Avoiding virtual pitfalls</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572974-avoiding-virtual-pitfalls</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Although virtualisation has long been touted as a solution to spending issues and IT efficiencies it is not all plain sailing. Senior analyst at Ovum, Tim Stammers, outlines the dangers and downsides that you will not hear from vendors pushing virtualisation and details how smart organisations can sidestep them.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Design responsibility – do as you are told, no more no less!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Philip Adams discusses the need to do only as your contract tells you to do when it comes to design.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Setting the record straight</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573371-setting-the-record-straight</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Larry Lin discusses the importance of preparing contemporary records to support claims.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Green light</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573329-green-light</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Joanne Bladd welcomes Abu Dhabi’s plan to ban plastic bags but argues that it should be just the beginning. ]]></description>
			<category>Retail | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:19:19 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Web TV: Now or never</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572921-web-tv-now-or-never</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Why the region's broadcasters must not play catch-up in the online video market or risk missing out.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Slaves to the wage?</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572926-slaves-to-the-wage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I came in for a fair bit of flak following my editor's comment last month - Put the fun into F&B, a light-hearted piece urging operators to inspire and encourage staff through the use of motivational measures in the workplace.]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Transparency pays</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573292-adcb-move-is-transparently-good</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ADCB's move to make public the pay packets of senior executives needs to be applauded, says Damian Reilly.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Comment</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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