Mideast stocks - Factors to watch - Nov 24

Nov 24 - Here are factors that may affect Middle East markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

REGIONAL

* POLL-Gulf growth outlook brightens, slow credit a drag

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* Oil <CLc1> eases 0.8 percent to $77.5 a barrel at 0341 GMT. [O/R]

* U.S. dollar index <.DXY> is up 0.2 percent at 75.23 at 0342 GMT

* Islamic industry board sets new financial standards [ISLF-FIN]

* Al Qaeda Yemen wing poses special menace-UN official [MEAST-SECUR]

* HSBC Middle East sees flat credit growth in 2009 [MEAST-LOA]

* IMF Mideast chief warns of asset bubble risk [MEAST-IMF]

* Doubts linger on pace of Mideast private equity recovery -Shuaa [MEAST-PVE]

* Templeton's Mobius eyes Libyan market, sees growth [LY-FUND]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE quit currency plan over fundamentals -report [AE-FRX]

* Emirates National Oil Co will not increase its bid for Dragon Oil -CEO [DGO.I] [DGO.L]

* ENOC to commission refinery upgrade in Q1 -CEO [CRU-AE]

* IMF sees UAE non-oil sector growth of 3 pct in 2010 [AE-ECI-IMF]

* Fitch rates Emirates NBD 'A+'/otlk stble [ENBD.DU]

* Dubai's Abraaj Capital raised its capital to $1.5 bln through $375 mln rights issue [AE-PVE]

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi beverage maker Aujan plans Iraq plant, no IPO hurry [SA-FOD]

* Saudi Sipchem to start acetic acid exports in Jan [2310.SE]

QATAR

* Shell delays Qatargas 4 LNG plant by a year [RDSa.L]

OMAN

* Oman's Renaissance Services secures $23.5 mln loan [RSC.OM]

KUWAIT

* India BSNL not part of group for Zain buy-minister [MTNL.BO] [ZAIN.KW]

* Kuwait's KFH-Turkey bank gets UAE license [KFIN.KW]

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain Gulf Air to shift to narrow-body planes [BH-AIR]

EGYPT

* Egypt's Sewedy sees '09 profit flat or slightly lower [EG-STL]

* Egypt's OCI Q3 net beats forecast, eyes Copebras [EG-CON]