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    <title>Fitch downgrades Dubai Bank, Tamweel and TAIB Bank on Dubai World restructuring proposal</title>
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    <title>Fitch downgrades two Dubai corporates</title>
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        Fitch Ratings has downgraded two Dubai companies - Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group LLC (DHCOG) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
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    <title>Fitch affirms Islamic Development Bank at 'AAA'/'F1+'</title>
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        Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Islamic Development Bank's (IDB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook, and affirmed its Short-term IDR at 'F1+'. The ratings are based on the strong support from the bank's 56 member countries, its excellent asset quality and substantial capital base.
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        Fitch Ratings has assigned Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank's (GIB) $4bn euro medium term note programme a Long-term senior debt rating 'A' and a subordinated debt rating 'A-'. Fitch notes there is no assurance that notes issued under the programme will be assigned a rating, or that the rating assigned to a specific issue under the programme will have the same rating as the programme's rating.
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        Fitch Ratings has today assigned Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD a Long-term Issuer Default Rating of 'A+' with a stable outlook. Fitch has also assigned the bank a Short-term IDR of 'F1', Individual Rating of 'C' and Support Rating of '1'.
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