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Matt Smith

@MSmithJourno
 Barcelona, Spain
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Joined February 2012
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Share price rally tipped to keep rolling for UAE banks agbi.com/analysis/banking-fi… @EmiratesNBD_AE @OfficialADCB @DIBtoday @MashreqTweets @FABConnects

Share price rally tipped to keep rolling for UAE banks

A year-long rally in share prices for UAE banks still has some steam in it, thanks to loan growth and dividend yields, analysts say

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But ... New UAE gratuity scheme could leave staff worse off agbi.com/opinion/employment/…
New UAE gratuity scheme could leave staff worse off

New UAE gratuity scheme could leave staff worse off

The UAE's new end-of-service benefit investment funds will make departing staff considerably worse off than under the current gratuity system

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UAE pension plans aim to ease end-of-service headaches agbi.com/analysis/finance/20…
UAE pension plans aim to ease end-of-service headaches

UAE pension plans aim to ease end-of-service headaches

Historically, staff received an end-of-service payout when they left a UAE business. Now there is an alternative: a defined contribution plan

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Strong post-IPO performance bodes well for Saudi flotations: agbi.com/analysis/banking-fi…

Strong post-IPO performance bodes well for Saudi flotations

Saudi Arabian companies have thrived since listing on Riyadh’s bourse, thanks in part to astute pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs)

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As @MalagaCF were relegated last night, here’s a story I wrote a little while ago on the disastrous ownership of Sheikh Abdullah for @arabnews (the sidebar detailing Malaga’s finances isn’t available online, alas): arabnews.com/node/1248651/sp…
Ahead of @ofk_1996 vs @Arsenal in the @EuropaLeague, I interviewed #Ostersunds captain Brwa Nouri for @Arab_News #Arsenal #Iraq arabnews.com/node/1242381/sp…
And here's the sidebar for @Arab_News on #CatalanElections arabnews.com/node/1211111/wo…
Ahead of tonight’s @MLS Eastern Conference final 1st leg, I interviewed @ColumbusCrewSC & #Iraq talisman Justin Meram for @Arab_News: arabnews.com/node/1196171/sp…
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My story for @Arab_News on implications for @FCBarcelona of #Catalanindependence #referendum, political ructions: arabnews.com/node/1181346/sp…
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My first tweet in about three years ... Here's my story for @Arab_News on the #Catalonia #independence #referendum: arabnews.com/node/1169286/wo…
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We are #live to discuss #Twitter280 #CharacterLimit pscp.tv/w/bJpIXTI3MTEzMDJ8MX…
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#Qatar delays reform to protect salaried workers - newspaper #WorldCup #FIFA #AmnestyInternational yhoo.it/1JePV5q
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Soccer: #Dubai invites designs for 60,000-capacity stadium -sources reut.rs/1f9yGe4 #AC2019
#Qatar to decide on #worldcup stadiums by year-end yhoo.it/1N0Geyu #FIFA
Soccer-Saudi stadium plan scaled back as oil drop bites -sources reut.rs/1cyVeDF #saudi #soccer
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Prospective candidate for FIFA presidency Harold Mayne-Nicholls says will decide in new year whether to run against Sepp Blatter #FIFA
#GulfCup 2014: Semi-finals more exciting: Saudi 3, UAE 2; Oman 1 Qatar 3. Final tonight....
#GulfCup 2014: 7/12 group games drawn, 2 teams scored 0 in 3 games, Qatar reached sf with 3 draws and 1 goal. Only 3 teams avg >1 goal/game
Peter Griffiths, operations director with IMG, says no intention of taking cricket's #IPL overseas again. "Sorry guys," he tells Dubai reps.
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