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can save US$2.3 billion with strategic sourcing, says AT Kearney]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44943 <![CDATA[Fitch affirms Saudi-based Bank Aljazira at 'A-']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44950 <![CDATA[Gold has not peaked as 'Mr. Inflation' forces investors to 'take on risk']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44956 <![CDATA[Dubai stocks climb 1.7% on Dubai World rollover plan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44953 <![CDATA[RAK Free Trade Zone grows 11% in 2009 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44949 <![CDATA[Delegation of American Chamber of Commerce Executives visit the Dubai International Financial Centre]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44942 <![CDATA[Bank of Sharjah approves distribution of 12% cash dividends & 5% bonus issue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44930 <![CDATA[National Bonds outsources SWIFT connectivity to EastNets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44933 <![CDATA[Bank of Sharjah, BNP Parisbas plan private banking joint venture]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44926 <![CDATA[Standard Chartered offers mortgage facility in Oman]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44916 <![CDATA[Dubai Financial Services Authority signs Memorandum of Understanding with French Markets Authority ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44923 <![CDATA[Gold is only store of value that stands test of time, says James West]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44889 <![CDATA[Dubai records US$29 billion gold trade value in 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44915 <![CDATA[SHUAA appoints Head of Asset Management]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44903 <![CDATA[Citadel Capital hires industry expert as Chief Executive Officer ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44914 <![CDATA[Middle East investors expect to increase allocations to hedge funds in 2010 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44909 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank opens new branch at 'The Dubai Mall']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44908 <![CDATA[DP World plans London listing, aims to join FTSE 100]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44907 <![CDATA[DIB wins Best Investment Bank & Best CSR Program at Middle East Banking Awards]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44898 <![CDATA[Emirates NBD offers discounts at 50 top Abu Dhabi restaurants ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44789 <![CDATA[Saudi stocks higher, led by Sabic and banks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44891 <![CDATA[Customers maintain loyalty to banks despite low trust in sector]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44890 <![CDATA[How much more abuse can cash savers take before they flee into gold bullion...?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44887 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Abu Dhabi]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44702 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Emiratisation rate jumps to 40%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44699 <![CDATA[IMF sets out renewed vision for 21st century, says new reserve currency may one day replace Dollar]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44694 <![CDATA[Lower Middle East scrap gold volumes expected in 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44682 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers denies British Pound 'collapse within weeks' remarks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44681 <![CDATA[Gold closes February higher]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44687 <![CDATA[Standard Chartered plans Islamic hedging in commodities ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44676 <![CDATA[Long-term rating on UAE's National Central Cooling lowered to 'CCC+' due to weak liquidity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44678 <![CDATA[Fed reviewing Goldman's derivatives contracts with Greece, says Bernanke]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44679 <![CDATA[Did George Soros try to game the gold market by calling it 'the ultimate bubble'...?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44675 <![CDATA[Gold prices drop near two-week low; Euro and S&P correlations slip]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44671 <![CDATA[Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes: The lubricant of the world economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44655 <![CDATA[Merrill Lynch Wealth Management appoints Chief Investment Officer]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44668 <![CDATA[Ras Al Khaimah 'A/A-1' ratings affirmed on membership of UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44661 <![CDATA[Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes gain 0.7% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=44658 <![CDATA[Gold 'driven by changing world' says Barrick's Munk as India eyes IMF sales]]>' 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