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		<title>[AFR SJ] AFGRI :: 2H 2009 EPS up 22.6% YoY to ZAR0.483</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/475/companies/admin/02/25/2010/afr-sj-afgri-2h-2009-eps-up-22-6-yoy-to-zar0-483/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFGRI’s 2H 2009 revenue fell by 9.6% YoY to ZAR3.866 mn from ZAR4.274 mn in 2H 2008. Operating profit margin declined slightly to 12.9% from 14.4% in 2H 2008. The Group’s net cash position improved by ZAR317 mn to ZAR58 mn at the end of 2H 2009 versus a negative ZAR259 mn cash position at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[SHUAA UH] Shuaa Capital :: 4Q 2009 Net Loss of AED154.3 mn</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/472/companies/admin/02/09/2010/shuaa-uh-shuaa-capital-4q-2009-net-loss-of-aed154-3-mn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shuaa Capital, a Dubai-based investment bank, disclosed a FY 2009 Net Loss of AED529.8 mn, including investment impairment charges of AED312.2 mn and provisions of AED210.5 mn, versus a FY 2008 NI of AED889.6 mn. FY 2009 Operating Loss was AED70.8 mn, versus FY 2008 Operating Loss of AED522.7 mn.
The 4Q 2009 Operating Loss was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[*IPO*] Huatai Securities :: seeking $2.30-2.53 bn in IPO</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/463/companies/admin/02/08/2010/ipo-huatai-securities-seeking-2-30-2-53-bn-in-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese brokerage firm Huatai Securities, based in Nanjing, has set an indicative price range of CNY20-22 ($2.93-3.22) per share for its IPO, which values the stock at 29.4-32.4 times 2009 earnings. The 784.6 mn A-share offering, representing 14% of Huatai’s enlarged share capital, stands to raise as much as CNY17.26 bn ($2.53 bn) for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[MASQ UH] Mashreqbank :: FY 2009 NI off 39% YoY to AED1 bn</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/451/companies/admin/02/05/2010/masq-uh-mashreqbank-fy-2009-ni-off-39-yoy-to-aed1-bn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meritum Prime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UAE&#8217;s Mashreqbank’s FY 2009 NI fell by 39% YoY to AED1 bn from AED1.64 bn, on Operating Income of AED4.9 bn. OI growth was largely driven by 30% YoY growth in Fee, Commission and other income as well as robust growth in investment income. Mashreqbank’s 9M 2009 NI had fallen by 20% YoY to AED1.12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[AABAR UH] Aabar Investments :: FY 2009 NI rose by 133% YoY to AED1.679 bn</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/424/companies/admin/02/02/2010/aabar-uh-aabar-investments-fy-2009-ni-rose-by-133-yoy-to-aed1-679-bn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meritum Prime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aabar Investments’ FY 2009 NI rose by 133% YoY to reach AED1.679 bn ($457.4 mn), versus AED721.6 mn ($196.5 mn) in 2008. Its 9M 2009 NI was reported previously as AED1.547 bn, which implies 4Q 2009 NI of AED132.9 mn, an increase of 15.3% over 4Q 2008 NI of AED115.3 mn.
The company’s Total Assets increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[AOFS OM] Al Omaniya Financial :: FY 2009e NI up 11.3% YoY to OMR 3.675 mn</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/377/companies/admin/02/01/2010/aofs-om-al-omaniya-financial-fy-2009e-ni-up-11-3-yoy-to-omr-3-675-mn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meritum Prime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al Omaniya Financial said that its preliminary unaudited estimates of FY 2009 NI is OMR3.675 mn, up by 11.3% YoY, on FY 2009e Sales of OMR12.472 mn. Total YE 2009e Assets are at OMR116.9 mn with Net Leased Assets of OMR114.5 mn.
A week earlier Moody&#8217;s assigned the company Ba3 long-term local and foreign currency issuer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[INL SJ] Investec :: April-December 2009 Net OI up by 1% YoY</title>
		<link>http://meritumprime.com/299/companies/admin/01/29/2010/inl-sj-investec-april-december-2009-net-oi-up-by-1-yoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Investec, a specialist banking group comprising banking and asset management businesses, said its net operating income after expenses and minorities but before impairments on loans and advances for the April-December 2009 period rose by 1% YoY.
In addition, the company reported the following:

Net operating income (after expenses and minorities but before impairments on loans [...]]]></description>
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