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Kuwait cuts rates to strengthen economy
Kuwait City: 
 
  The Central Bank of Kuwait said on Wednesday it had cut its key discount rate by 125 basis points to strengthen the economic environment in the Gulf state amid a global credit crunch.  
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Oil back below $90 on demand worries
Singapore :  
  Oil prices retreated below $90 a barrel on Wednesday as concerns the global financial crisis will crimp demand for fuels overshadowed signs that producer group Opec was considering a supply cut.    
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Asia stocks drop 6pc on growing financial panic
Hong Kong: 
  Asian stocks fell more than 6 percent and government bond prices rose on Wednesday as fears of a global recession snowballed with no sign of a coordinated response.    
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  ACC wins $1.7bn Reem Island contract  
  Abu Dhabi property developers Sorouh Real Estate and Tameer Holding Investment have awarded a contract worth Dh6.2 billion ($1.69 billion) to Arabian Construction Co to build a flagship project on Abu Dhabi's Reem Island.  
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'Sustainability best for real estate sector'
Bahrain's 'green' monorail plan on track
 
   
  Abu Dhabi firm plans $2.7bn resort projects  
  Abu Dhabi Government-owned Tourism Development and Investment Co (TDIC) plans to launch resorts projects worth up to 10 billion dirhams ($2.72 billion) this year and next year.  
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Aldar to set up boating hub in Abu Dhabi
Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan
 
   
  Gulf states face blackouts says report  
  The Gulf region is likely to see more power shortages and blackouts as regional utilities struggle to deal with fast-rising power demand, Moody's Investor Service said.  
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Challenges faced by oil labs to be probed
Dubai World forms natural resources unit
 
   
  Emivest rebrands SSAC, eyes aviation sector  
  Emirates Investment and Development Company (Emivest), the majority shareholder of Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp (SSAC), has rebranded the US-based firm to Emivest Aerospace Corporation signalling its latest foray into aircraft manufacturing sector.  
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Alba achieves safety milestone
Dubai Industrial City leases open storage yard
 
   
  MabThera works in leukaemia says Roche  
  Swiss drugmaker Roche said a study showed its top-selling cancer drug MabThera delayed disease progression in patients with relapsed or refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, or CLL.  
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Gene discovery for blindness cure
Two drugs don't boost lung cancer survival: Roche
 
   
  Rare ME crystal ewer fetches $5.6m  
  A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, has fetched 3.2 million pounds ($5.6 million) at a London auction, Christie's said.  
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Dornbracht presents new Tara line
Christie’s to hold fifth art sale in Dubai
 
   
  Abu Dhabi firm, AMD set up new technology company  
  The Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi is investing $2.1 billion in a new company formed by the California-based Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ATIC.  
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Mideast's first telecom research centre launched
IDC's CIO Summit to focus on datacentres
 
   
  Dubai Properties plans to double portfolio to $272bn  
  Government-owned Dubai Properties said on Tuesday it plans to almost double its projects portfolio to over Dh1 trillion ($272.3 billion) and could announce a development in the Indian subcontinent this year.  
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Dubai Municipality wins Cityscape architectural awards
Damac launches ‘Executive Suites’
 
   
  Bank Muscat Q3 net profit up 44pc  
  Bank Muscat, Oman's largest lender, posted a 44.3 percent increase in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday to RO32.3 million ($83.88 million).  
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Kuwait cuts rates to strengthen economy
No liquidity problems says Saudi cbank
 
 
  Dubai Duty Free sales grow 27pc  
  Dubai Duty Free sales went up 27 per cent to Dh2.8 billion ($780 million), in the first nine months of 2008 against the same period a year ago, a report said.  
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Global sales of Prada Phone by LG hit 1m mark
Sony unveils new T-Series Cyber-shot cameras
 
   
  Abu Dhabi sees 'housing woes over by 2012'  
  The UAE capital's housing woes are expected to ease in three to four years as projects are completed to supply new housing units, a top Abu Dhabi government official said.  
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Abu Dhabi takes 'anti-inflation measures'
Gulf states talk up markets, play down crisis