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From: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Sent: Monda , Se tember 28, 2009 12:06 PM To: Subject: Re: Fw: Dubai-Related Media Coverage - Monday 28-Sep-09 (afternoon) have them always send you an equal amount of good, and bad„ otherwise t=ey only have an advantage to send more good„ On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem < ></=pan> wrote: Sent from my BlackBer=y° wireless device From: Brand Dubai < Date: Mon, 28 Se • 2009 15:41:37 +0400 To: <1= <mailto =/a» Subject: Dubai-Related Media Coverage - Monday 28-Sep-09 (after=oon) News and analysis that could affect the status of Dubai as a Global City Today's attachment: Dubai at night <mailto The Big 5 =xhibition sees positive signs for upturn Variou= Media — The show =s almost fully sold out, with 92% of the 43,000 m2 floor space booked. TAGS: Favorable, Press Release, Dubai, Real-Estate/Construction<=pan style="color: rgb(125, 121, 116);"> Ethan Allen=opens design centre in Dubai <http://www.tradearabia.com/news/INT_167865.html> <=pan style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(125, 121, 116);">Various Media —=Ethan Allen, a leadi=g interior design company, has opened its first flagship design center at The Dubai Mall. The company plan= to use the Dubai launch as a springboard to launch its Middle East expansion..= TAGS: <=>Favorable, Press Release, Dubai, Dubai as Regional Hub Gulf investor confidence continues to climb <http://business.maktoob.com/20090000377074/Gulf_investor_confidenc=_continues_to_climb/Article.htm> <=>Various Media =96 Shuaa Capital'=s GCC Investor Confidence Index rose to 127.3 points in September, compared to 126.3 points the previous month. The index has now risen in four of the last five months. TAGS: Favorable, Research/An=lyst Report, GCC/MENA, Economy Neutral EFTA_R1_01667703 EFTA02527174 Lending conditions improving in UAE chttp://www.arabianbusiness.com/568720-uae-sees-no-compromise-for- g=lf-monetary-union> Reuters — Lending condition= in the UAE are improving but economic conditions remain fragile, UAE central bank gove=nor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi said. He also said that the UAE will not rejoin Gu=f single currency plans. TAGS: Neutral, News Story, UAE, Banking/Finance Barclays confident over emerging markets <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc915654-abc6-11de-9be4- 00144feabdc0.htm=> Financial Times=By R=bin Wigglesworth and Joe Leahy— Barclays' optimis= comes as banks operating in the Gulf and India face a surge in non-performing loans. The U=E, and particularly its commercial hub of Dubai, has witnessed a marked rise i= bad debts as an extensive property bubble deflates. TAGS: Neutral, Feature, UAE, Banking/Finance Unfavorable Contracts reveal recruitment payment violations <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568701-exclusive- recruitment-docume=ts-reveal-illegal-payments> Arabian Busi=ess (e) By Soren Billing — =ome UAE construction companies are demanding thousands of dirhams from workers earning as little as AED 600 per month just to get =hem a job... =AGS: Unfavorable, Feature, UAE, Human Rights Other Headlines 13 UAE banks face Saad= AI-Gosaibi exposure <http://business.maktoob.com/20090000377018/13_UAE_ba=ks_face_Saad_Al_Gosaibi_exposure/Article.htm> Abu Dhabi airport shows a 2.5% increase in total passenger movement in August 2009 <http://www.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA2=090927091336&I=091300090927> Despite the global slump, the luxury market in the Middle East is expected to grow by 2% this year, said an industry expert <http://www.tradearabia.com/news/RET_167847.html> Aluminium Bahrain plans to streamline its management structure to become a leaner and more efficient organisation <http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_167836.html> Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090928/ap_on_re_mi_ea/m=_iran> dubai media affairs o=fice (brand dubai), L=vel 50, Emirates Towers, Offices Tower, Shaikh Zayed Road, p.o. box 212999, Dubai, UAE, tel +-, fax emai <mailto > . 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