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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Arabian Scandinavian Posts Third-Quarter Loss on Investments

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By Shaji Mathew

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co., a United Arab Emirates insurer, said it made a loss in the third-quarter as income from investments declined.

The company posted a loss of 6.6 million dirhams ($1.8 million), or a loss of 5 fils a share, compared with a profit of 2.3 million dirhams, or 2 fils a share, in the year-earlier period, Arabian Scandinavian said today in a statement to the Dubai bourse Web site.

Arabian Scandinavian incurred a loss of 9.9 million dirhams from investments compared with earnings 2.7 million dirhams a year earlier.

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To contact the reporter on this story: Shaji Mathew in Dubai at shajimathew@bloomberg.net




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