click2advertising launches online campaign for Fidelity Middle East, on region's five portals; Planet Arabia, AME Info, Middleeastdirectory.com, Maktoob and Al Bawaba.

Dubai, UAE - 9 April, 2001 (PRN) - Fidelity Investments, the world's largest independent fund management organization has launched its first competition website in the Middle East - www.fidelitygcc.com - providing Gulf residents with the opportunity to win one of three US $2,500 - investment prizes of their choice in the Fidelity Funds SICAV range.

"In view of our continued commitment to the region and strong belief in investor education, we are proud to launch our first on-line competition in the Middle East," said Sian Parry, Executive Director, International Business Development, Fidelity Investments. "We hope this will give potential investors a simple and interesting way to learn more about the benefits of investments in general and mutual funds in particular."

The month-long competition, designed exclusively for Gulf investors and accessible in both English and Arabic, is open to residents of the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. To enter, participants need to correctly answer three multiple-choice questions by logging on to www.fidelitygcc.com, which links to the main Fidelity website and the first section of a planned Fidelity Arabic website. The competition site is being promoted by click2advertising.com on region's five portal sites: Maktoob, Planet Arabia, AME Info, Al Bawaba and Middle East Directory.

"Fidelity has always been committed to helping our intermediaries in the region develop their business by proving seminars and forums to educate them and their customers to understand better the benefits of investment in mutual funds. As the internet becomes part of daily life and we see increased usage in the Middle East, we are aiming to encourage all potential and existing investors to use our internet site as a source of education and information." said Parry.

The complete version of the Fidelity Investments Arabic website, to be launched later this year, will provide a comprehensive guide to the history and performance of the Fidelity Investments products distributed in the Middle East.

"Our experience shows that many investors use product literature as a key source of information and the Arabic website will offer online viewing of all our Arabic brochures." Continued Parry.

Fidelity offers Gulf investors the entire Fidelity Funds SICAV range of over 50 sub-funds through their network of alliance partners in the region. These consist of global, regional, sector and country specific equity funds, and a range of bond, cash and portfolio management products.

Fidelity International, which trades under the name Fidelity Investments, serves the major markets of the world by providing investment products and services to individual and institutional investors outside the US. Together with Fidelity Management and Research Co. of Boston, USA, Fidelity is the largest independent fund management organization in the world, with over US $1 trillion of assets under management.

Investors in the Middle East can buy the Fidelity Funds SICAV range through one of Fidelity's alliance partners or a Fidelity approved Independent Financial Advisor (IFA).

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