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<title>Fitch Affirms NBAD's Strong Credit Rating (Zawya)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi (March 10, 2010) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the National Bank of Abu Dhabi's (NBAD) National Bank of Abu Dhabi's (NBAD) strong rating, basing its decision on robust management and the Bank's performance during the global financial crisis.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 13:26 UPDATE 2-UAE govt backs Dubai; Abu Dhabi help may lag (Interactive Investor)</title>
<description><![CDATA[DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates pledged its support for Dubai on Tuesday but said the emirate had yet to ask for federal help, which analysts said would come reluctantly and with strings attached. The UAE finance minister said the federal government would support the emirate as it negotiates a plan to restructure $26 billion in debt and said he expected a deal to be finalised ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:58:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 12:09 EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks hit 6-wk high, Dubai CDS fall (Interactive Investor)</title>
<description><![CDATA[By Carolyn Cohn]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:12:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 10:02 CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 1-Indonesia sukuk auction (Interactive Investor)</title>
<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, March 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia raised 999 billion rupiah ($108.9 million) rupiah from the auction of Islamic-compliant bond or sukuk on Tuesday, the finance ministry said in a statement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 09:21 Indonesia raises 999 bln rph from sukuk auction (Interactive Investor)</title>
<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, March 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia raised 999 billion rupiah ($108.9 million) rupiah from the auction of Islamic-compliant bond or sukuk on Tuesday, the finance ministry said in a statement. The ministry had expected to raise 1 trillion rupiah from the auction. It also held an 11-year sukuk auction, but there were no winning bids.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 09:38 UPDATE 1-UAE govt to support Dubai, sees resolution-finmin (Interactive Investor)</title>
<description><![CDATA[DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - The federal government will support Dubai as it grapples with a $26 billion debt restructuring and expects the matter to be resolved soon, the United Arab Emirates' finance minister said on Tuesday. State-owned conglomerate Dubai World is holding informal talks with major creditors, which include HSBC and Standard Chartered, in London this week as it finalizes a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:41:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analytica finalising medical device agreement with MLA (MENAFN)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Analytica finalising medical device agreement with MLA]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:09:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia (MENAFN)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dubai World lenders await debt plan (Zawya)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dubai World Dubai World is expected to approach lenders for the first time this week with a suggested proposal for restructuring $22bn of its debts, according to people close to the situation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Is there a disconnect between finance and ethics? (MENAFN)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Is there a disconnect between finance and ethics?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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