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US$5 million to build microfinance sector in Turkey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48169 <![CDATA[Dubai Financial Market fell 1.9% in August ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48164 <![CDATA[Loan losses and impairments exceed US$20 billion for Gulf banks, says S&P]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48159 <![CDATA[Gold extends second-best annual rise to end-August as physical silver 'gets tight' in Hong Kong]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48158 <![CDATA[Damas transfers 20 million shares to Amwal as part of founder settlement]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48154 <![CDATA[Dubai may help Abu Dhabi set up finance hub ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48152 <![CDATA[Easy money will not boost economic activity nor create jobs in the US, says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48151 <![CDATA[Qatar-based Doha Bank Assurance Company assigned 'BBB' ratings]]>' 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English]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48116 <![CDATA[Qatar Financial Centre's strategy to develop asset management sector moves forward ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48113 <![CDATA[Japan, Qatar funds may bid for AIG Taiwan unit ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48107 <![CDATA[ECB says failure to cut government debt risks 'lost decade']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48104 <![CDATA[Prince Alwaleed's Kingdom Centre secures US$187 million Islamic refinancing deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48106 <![CDATA[Bank of England hints on further quantitative easing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48103 <![CDATA[UAE telecom stock prices to remain subdued until BlackBerry issue is sorted]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48102 <![CDATA[Gold bullion likely to pullback then rocket over US$1,300]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48100 <![CDATA[Mashreq organises fundraising drive for Pakistan flood victims]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48098 <![CDATA[Emirati investor interested in National Bank of Kuwait stake ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48097 <![CDATA[Aetna names Stuart Leatherby Head of Middle East and Africa business]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48092 <![CDATA[S&P Fund Services assigns 'A' rating to three Emirates NBD multi asset and MENA equity funds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48093 <![CDATA[Restructuring of Rift Valley Railways International complete]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48086 <![CDATA[Intervention on the mind]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48084 <![CDATA[Dubai World starts direct talks with small creditors]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48077 <![CDATA[Gold prices flat, post another weekly gain]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=48056 <![CDATA[Qatar First Bank to 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tops ranking]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47876 <![CDATA[Bahrain Financing Company unveils new brand identity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47873 <![CDATA[EFG-Hermes buys 65% in Lebanon's Credit Libanais]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47861 <![CDATA[Qatar bank provisions rise 2.2% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47858 <![CDATA[Rising gold now No.1 play for hedge fund giants]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47857 <![CDATA[BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds bearish sentiment waning as risk appetite improves]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47856 <![CDATA[Commercialbank of Qatar in strategic partnership with London Metropolitan Business School ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47855 <![CDATA[Gold unwinds last month's sell-off on return of risk aversion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=47846 <![CDATA[Dubai's DFM achieves 100% 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