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Despite being dubbed as politically motivated and with an eye on the approaching election, Britain's 2001-02 budget unveiled on Wednesday has sparked mixed reactions among British expatriates in the UAE.

Emirates Group yesterday announced the launch of a Dh750 million bond, to be listed on the Dubai Financial Market - surprising markets which had all along expected a Dh555 million offering.

Despite the recession in the construction industry, local investorswithself-financing have a real opportunity to tap into the benefits afforded by cost-competitive market conditions, according to Abdullah Mohammed Sharif Zaman, who is engaged in the realty and building materials business.

The UAE is set to sign the United Nation's International Convention for Suppression of Financing Terrorism, instituted in December 1999, knowledgeable sources said.