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    <title>Fitch: Qatari economy to continue providing strong operating environment for Qatari banks in 2013</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        Fitch Ratings expects the Qatari economy to continue to provide a strong operating environment for Qatari banks in 2013. Fitch expects Qatar's GDP growth to be a healthy 7% for 2013 with the public sector driving credit growth related to the $95bn of planned infrastructure spending between 2011 and 2016.
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    <title>Fitch affirms Byblos Bank at 'B'; outlook stable</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        Fitch Ratings has affirmed Byblos Bank S.A.L.'s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B' with a Stable Outlook. The Viability Rating (VR) has been affirmed at 'b'. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this commentary.
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    <title>Fitch affirms seven Qatari banks</title>
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        Fitch Ratings has affirmed seven Qatari banks following a peer review. The seven banks included in this peer review are Qatar National Bank (QNB; 'A+'/'F1'/'a'), Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ; 'A'/'F1'/'bbb'), Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB; 'A'/'F1'/'bbb'), Doha Bank (DB; 'A'/'F1'/'bbb'), Ahli Bank Q.S.C. (ABQ; 'A-'/'F2'/'bbb-'), Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) Q.S.C. (Al Khaliji; 'A-'/'F2'/'bb+'), and Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB; 'A-'/'F2'/'bb+'). 
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    <title>Fitch affirms Kuwait International Bank at 'A-'; stable outlook</title>
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        Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kuwait International Bank's (KIB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook and Viability Rating (VR) at 'b+'. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this release.
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        Fitch Ratings has assigned Commercial Bank of Dubai's (CBD) $2bn EMTN programme a Long-term senior debt rating of 'A-' and Short-term senior debt rating of 'F2'.
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