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HuaweiPARIS — Abu Dhabi airline Etihad has firmed up a $10 billion Airbus plane order in a landmark deal that could see the planemaker build part of its next generation of jets in the emirate, a source close to the deal said on Friday.
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DUBAI — Bahrain-based Investcorp became the first bank in the kingdom to announce staff cuts in the wake of the global downturn.
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