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http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41577 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers, Marc Faber agree US dollar due for temporary rebound]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41570 <![CDATA[UAE central bank sees economic growth in 2009, no alternative to US dollar ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41568 <![CDATA[Kuwait rules woman MPs hijab headscarf is optional ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41567 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's Aabar third quarter profit surges to US$403 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41561 <![CDATA[Gulf business executives say worst is over but call for caution]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41553 <![CDATA[US economy grows 3.5% in third quarter, exits recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41558 <![CDATA[UAE economic growth may top 4.5% in 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41544 <![CDATA[Organisations urged to focus on fostering 'human connection']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41528 <![CDATA[George Soros says new global economic paradigm required]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41526 <![CDATA['Don't worry' over Mubarak succession, says Egypt's PM]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41500 <![CDATA[Dubai set to raise close to US$2 billion in Islamic bond sale]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41522 <![CDATA[US Ambassador addresses Business Dinner Forum at Bahrain's Capital Club]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41513 <![CDATA[Egypt seeks 7% plus growth in two years]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41499 <![CDATA[UAE is most prosperous Arab nation, reveals study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41483 <![CDATA[Dubai may initially issue US$1 billion civil aviation Islamic bond ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41484 <![CDATA[Marc Faber sees US dollar becoming worthless on fiscal policy 'disaster' ]]>' 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2010' report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40961 <![CDATA[Gulf states economic growth to slow to 0.7% in 2009, says IMF]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40968 <![CDATA[Roubini sees further falls in US housing market]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40940 <![CDATA[Fed will tighten monetary policy when economy recovers, says Bernanke]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40938 <![CDATA[US trade gap registers surprise drop]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40937 <![CDATA[Dubai's second tranche of US$20 billion bond may be issued this month]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40932 <![CDATA[Saudi, Syria in agreement to boost trade and investment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40931 <![CDATA[Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=40930 <![CDATA[Dubai World close to Nakheel debt deal ]]>' 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