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			<title>G7 says to &amp;apos;cooperate&amp;apos; for market stability: joint statement</title>
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			<description>The Group of Seven rich nations will &quot;cooperate as appropriate&quot; to bring stability to battered global markets, finance ministers and...</description>
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			<title>G7 vows unity as IMF agrees new rescue plans</title>
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			<title>Markets tumble on recession fears despite G7, IMF moves</title>
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			<description>Growing fears of global recession sent shares plummeting Monday as markets shrugged off fresh government measures to protect shell-shocked economies...</description>
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			<title>Oil Refineries Notified on Legal Claim Filed Against Subsidiary Carmel Olefins</title>
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			<title>Brent oil price dives under $60 per barrel</title>
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			<title>Euro sinks under $1.24</title>
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			<title>Japan&amp;apos;s MUFG to tap investors for $10.5bln</title>
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			<description>Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, the Japanese megabank buying a chunk of Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley, said on Monday it would...</description>
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			<description>The European Central Bank announced on Monday one-week dollar loans against euro cash as part of its efforts to keep...</description>
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			<description>German business confidence dropped to the lowest point for more than five years in October, a key index showed on...</description>
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			<description>Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, the Japanese megabank buying a chunk of Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley, said on Monday it would...</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:13:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description>KBC became the latest Belgian bank to get its capital shored up by the Belgian state which pumped 3.5 billion...</description>
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			<title>European biggest economy hits major slump: IFO</title>
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			<description>Europe&amp;apos;s biggest economy has seriously hit the skids, a key survey showed on Monday, leading analysts to forecast a German...</description>
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			<title>$5.6tn wiped off sharia compliant equities</title>
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			<description>More than $5.6 trillion was wiped off the value of sharia compliant equities during the third quarter as markets nosedived...</description>
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			<description>A massive fall in Aldar Properties&amp;apos; third quarter profit compared to the previous quarter has raised concerns over the state...</description>
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			<description>The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced on Sunday that a &quot;substantial financing package&quot; would be announced...</description>
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			<title>Bush, G7 ministers open crisis talks</title>
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			<description>US President George W. Bush and finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich countries opened crisis talks on Saturday,...</description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:06 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Saudi shares recover after early slump</title>
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			<description>Bargain-hunters snap up blue-chip shares, helping the Saudi all-share index trim some losses made earlier in the session. The measure...</description>
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			<title>G7 aims broad five-point action plan at global crisis</title>
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			<description>The finance chiefs of the Group of Seven major advanced economies announced have a broad five-point action plan to tackle...</description>
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			<title>US plans to inject capital into banks: Paulson</title>
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			<description>Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that the US government planned to invest directly in US banks to prevent them from...</description>
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			<title>Italian bosses foresee negative growth in 2009</title>
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			<description>The Italian employers&amp;apos; association predicts negative growth for the country next year, its head said on Saturday, down nearly one...</description>
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			<title>G7 agrees crisis requires &amp;apos;global&amp;apos; action: Bush</title>
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			<description>US President George W. Bush said on Saturday after crisis talks with finance ministers from the G7 rich countries that...</description>
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			<title>US to invest directly in banks: Paulson</title>
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			<description>The US government plans to invest directly in US banks for the first time since the Great Depression, Treasury Secretary...</description>
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			<title>Bush seeks to reassure Americans in face of crisis</title>
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			<description>US President George W. Bush on Saturday sought to reassure Americans about the long-term health of the US economy in...</description>
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			<title>Saudi shares tumble to a four-year low</title>
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			<description>The Saudi stock market nosedived almost six percent to a four-year low on Saturday, as the world&amp;apos;s leading industrial nations...</description>
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			<title>IMF-World Bank begin annual meetings</title>
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			<description>The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank began their annual meeting on Saturday under pressure to tackle the global...</description>
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			<title>France, Germany in &amp;apos;full agreement&amp;apos; on crisis: Sarkozy</title>
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			<description>President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on Saturday that France and Germany have &quot;exactly the same view&quot; on the financial crisis during...</description>
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			<title>Vietnam allows ANZ to set up local bank</title>
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			<description>Vietnam has given the go-ahead for Australia&amp;apos;s ANZ bank to set up a wholly owned subsidiary based in Hanoi, an...</description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>US tech stocks not immune to market downturn</title>
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			<description>Even the giants of technology did not emerge unscathed from the bloodbath this week on Wall Street.</description>
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			<title>Top Chinese official criticizes rich countries over crisis</title>
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			<description>A top Chinese official criticized rich nations for the problems in the global financial system on Saturday and called on...</description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Iceland in bank talks with Britain, reaches deal with Dutch</title>
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			<description>Iceland made significant progress Saturday in resolving a clash with Britain over funds frozen in the online bank Icesave, while...</description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:12:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description>Senior company exec says firm will not make opportunistic purchases amid slowdown.</description>
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			<description>EXCLUSIVE: Dubai developer unveils new projects, says emirate 'is fairly insulated' from wider world.</description>
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			<title>Oil prices 'will protect Saudi real estate sector'</title>
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			<description>Head of Emaar's Saudi unit says kingdom is 'more immune' to the global credit crunch.</description>
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			<title>Opportunities remain, says Swicorp chief</title>
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			<description>Property investors should look at emerging ‘sweet spots’ in affordable housing.</description>
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			<description>EXCLUSIVE: Al Fara'a Properties also reveals plan to set up fund for further expansion.</description>
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			<description>Investors believe regional property markets to withstand global slowdown - survey.</description>
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			<description>Lack of supply, high oil prices and booming economy driving market, Colliers says.</description>
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			<description>EXCLUSIVE: Bahraini firm says investors unwilling to throw cash at big projects.</description>
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			<description>EXCLUSIVE: Indian subcontinent offers 'glorious opportunity' says company chief.</description>
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			<description>Investment arm of DIFC acquires 'significant portion' of project being built close to Palm Jumeirah.</description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi to get Schumacher tower</title>
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			<description>Marasi Real Estate Fund to build tower in partnership with F1 legend at cost of up to $544mn.</description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:09:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Al Mazaya pushing ahead with IPO</title>
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			<description>Real estate market fundamentals 'strong', despite global financial turmoil - Riddoch.</description>
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			<description>Emirate's executive bodies addressing issue of soaring rent, mull possible rent cap of 1%.</description>
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