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China's massive property sector may be its biggest risk to growth

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch of their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia on edge, braces for China growth data MKTS/GLOB* Oil markets open cautiously ahead of China GDP data O/R* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf soft as oil slips; poor results weigh on Saudi I

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch of their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia on edge, braces for China growth data MKTS/GLOB* Oil markets open cautiously ahead of China GDP data O/R* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf soft as oil slips; poor results weigh on Saudi I

Cheap oil not enough to dispel gloom over economic prospects

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Malaysia has increased its fiscal deficit target to 3.2 percent of gross domestic for 2015 as the government needed to adjust its budget due to a sharp fall in earnings from oil and gas, Prime Minister Najib Razak...

Annual expansion slips to 7.4% as slowdown continues, putting growth model under further pressure