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    The Dubai Mall retail center, right, stands near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, right, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    A sign sits on the exterior of the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    A sign sits outside the Dubai Mall retail center near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, left, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Lingerie sits on display inside a La Senza store at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Stores are seen surrounding an atrium inside the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    A visitor points to the sealife inside the giant aquarium at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Shoppers are seen inside the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    A falafel dish is prepared for a customer in the Just Falafel food outlet at the Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Just Falafel, the United Arab Emirates fast-food chain that grew from two stores to an agreed 73 in the past five years, plans to add outlets in India and the U.K. and may consider going public as soon as 2014. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors are seen in "Fashion Avenue" at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors pass a La Senza lingerie store at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors pass a La Senza lingerie store at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors stand at the entrance to Bloomingdales, owned by Macy's Inc., at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    The Dubai Mall retail center is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Food sits in a food counter inside a Just Falafel outlet at the Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Just Falafel, the United Arab Emirates fast-food chain that grew from two stores to an agreed 73 in the past five years, plans to add outlets in India and the U.K. and may consider going public as soon as 2014. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors are seen in the gold souk at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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    Visitors look at the sealife inside the giant aquarium at the Dubai Mall retail center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. United Arab Emirates bank lending, which expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2011, may grow at a similar pace this year as banks extend credit to retail customers and small- and medium-sized companies. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg
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