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<title>CORRECTING and REPLACING Market Vectors Launches Gulf States Index ETF</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180238955</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 21:32 GMT</pubDate>
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... on the NYSE Arca (R). MES allows convenient access to the investable GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE). MES seeks to replicate as closely  ...
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<title>Along With Obama, New ETF Hits the Gulf Region</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180235555</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 21:07 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and yield performance of the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 IndexSM (DJMES. This equity index  ...  Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. The index caps the weight of individual  ...
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<title>New Middle East Oil Kingpins ETF: More Concentrated, Slightly Pricier</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180224097</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 20:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  or doing most of their business in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The GCC was set up in 1981 both as  ...  Emirates (25.8%); Qatar (14.9%); Oman (4.4%) and Bahrain (2.6%). Saudi Arabia, a driving force behind  ...
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<title>New ETF Strkes At Heart Of Black Gold In Middle East</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180122857</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT</pubDate>
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...  or doing most of their business in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The GCC was set up in 1981 both as  ...  Emirates (25.8%); Qatar (14.9%); Oman (4.4%) and Bahrain (2.6%). Saudi Arabia, a driving force behind  ...
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<title>Market Vectors-Gulf States Index ETF (MES) Lists on NYSE Arca, the Largest Exchange in ETF and ETN Listings and Assets Under Management</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180086907</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 17:12 GMT</pubDate>
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...  exchange. Designed to track the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index(SM), the Market Vectors- Gulf  ...  offers convenient access to the investable GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates  ...
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<title>New Index Tracks Largest Gulf Companies</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180086157</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 17:11 GMT</pubDate>
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... Standard &amp; Poors has launched the S&amp;P GCC 40 Index, which will provide tradable exposure  ...  liquid companies on the primary exchanges of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab  ...
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<title>Venture Capital H1 net soars to $31m</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180069847</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  for $120m in Lemissoler Maritime Company in Bahrain, and established the first Bahrain-dedicated venture capital  ...  number of real estate projects in the GCC,&quot; he said.- TradeArabia News Service ...
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<title>Market Vectors Launches Gulf States Index ETF</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180060936</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 14:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  (NYSE: ) on the NYSE Arca (R). MES allows convenient access to the investable GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE). MES seeks to replicate as closely  ...
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<title>Research and Markets: Bahrain Food And Drink Report Q3 2008 - Kraft&apos;s &amp;hellip;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180033413</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 11:39 GMT</pubDate>
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... Research and Markets: Bahrain Food And Drink Report Q3 2008 -  ...  owned by a multinational company in the GCC. Patrick Satamian, the vice-president and area director  ...
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<title>Swatch Watch Group Acquires Strategic Stake in Luxury Watch Retailer Rivoli Group</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180018380</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:58 GMT</pubDate>
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...  leading lifestyle luxury goods retailer in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, which operates 245 retail outlets. The  ...  an extensive retail network in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. The is the world&apos;s  ...  to the consumer in the region. The GCC region is one which possesses high growth  ...
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<title>Investcorp &apos; Announcement of results for 12 months ended June 2008 (FY2008)</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180016650</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Recently signed $1 billion JV with a GCC sovereign investment fund for a US real  ...  11:30am at Investcorp House, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. For holders of Investcorps GDRs, the ex-dividend  ...
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<title>Gulf Finance to set up $5bn steel firm</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179999741</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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... Gulf Finance House, a leading Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, on Wednesday announced plans  ...  countries with exceptionally high demand across the GCC and Mena region. We intend to differentiate  ...
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<title>Masdar and Bahrain firm strike carbon capture deal</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179935900</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 21:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and recycling at GPIC&apos;s fertiliser facility in Bahrain. The Bahrain project will be developed under  ...  but also in countries that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC. This is not our first such  ...
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<title>Swatch Group acquire Rivoli stake</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179922245</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  than 245 retail outlets in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar, Rivoli has a diverse  ...  take advantage of the success of the GCC luxury goods market. The GCC has always  ...
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<title>Gulf financiers form $5bn steel company</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179921885</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  large iron ore and energy reserves, then transport steel billets to planned facilities in Bahrain, the UAE and other GCC countries to transform them into various products including steel reinforcement bar (rebar). The company  ...
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