<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- generator="ArabianBusiness.com" -->
<rss version="2.0">
	<channel>
		<title>Arabianbusiness.com - Barclays</title>
		<description>ArabianBusiness.com - Business and Industry News coverage of the Middle East including Stock Markets, Events, Video and Audio.</description>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/</link>
		<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:37:56 +0000</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>ArabianBusiness.com</generator>
		<image>
			<url>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/pictures/furniture/logo_arabianbusiness_rss.gif</url>
			<title>Arabianbusiness.com</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/</link>
			<width>144</width>
			<height>16</height>
		</image>
		<language>en-gb</language>
		<copyright>ITP Digital Ltd. 2007</copyright>
		<webMaster>webmaster@arabianbusiness.com</webMaster>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37:56 +0400</pubDate>
		<item>
			<title>Barclays Bank to join banks fixing UAE interbank rate</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=569855&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays becomes the 4th foreign bank to join panel of 12 banks that comprises 8 local banks.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=569855&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Barclays says UAE mortgage defaults unaffected by crisis</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=567582&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Despite a wave of layoffs, the bank said mortgage portfolio not hit by slowing economy. ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=567582&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Give me, give me, give me… more financial leverage!</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=564376&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If there's a silver lining here in the Middle East to the economic correction being experienced around the world, it is the adoption of IT asset management instruments including Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley to track, maintain and replace equipment to ensure ROI and leverage that all important liquidity.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=564376&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>BarCap Mideast head sees recovery signs emerging</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=555919&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Recovery being seen globally, but will take time for confidence to return to Gulf.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=555919&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Keeping it simple</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548681&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Understated and elegant, the interiors of Barclays' new regional headquarters make their mark in the detail.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548681&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Djokovic takes Dubai tennis title</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548183&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Serb top seed beats Spain's David Ferrer on Saturday to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.]]></description>
			<category>Sport | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548183&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Sovereign wealth eyes move into commodities, oil</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=547864&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SWFs eye higher holdings in commodities - move can hit financial markets, experts say.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=547864&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Look West</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=541110&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Facilities managers looking to implement best practice in the Middle East could do worse than study the IT asset management trends in the UK and US, brought into sharp focus by the economic downturn and lack of liquidity.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=541110&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=538953&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Banks in the UAE increase mortgage rates by as much as 2.5% as cost of borrowing rises.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=538953&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>UAE banks target foreign transactions in ATM fraud case</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=531172&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[National Bank of Abu Dhabi to issue new cards to all customers by Oct. 1.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=531172&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Aldar in mortgage deal with Barclays for Al-Raha Beach</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=528139&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays is first foreign bank to offer mortgages in Abu Dhabi through UAE branches.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=528139&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Qatari sheikh slaps Barclays with $75mn fraud suit</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=522620&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gross negligence let employee channel millions into personal account, sheikh claims.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=522620&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Pat to cash in with tennis school</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=515853&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Australian tennis legend reveals future plans to launch a tennis training academy in the UAE.  ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=515853&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Power player</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=511871&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Former world number one Venus Williams is as talented at taking opportunities off the court as on it.]]></description>
			<category>Sport | Interviews</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=511871&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Wealth of opportunities</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=510632&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays Wealth's Kevin Lecocq discusses wealth management challenges in the Middle East.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Interviews</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=510632&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Champion team rallies for tournament</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=509540&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Preparations are already getting underway at The Aviation Club in the run up to the 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, which will run from February 25 to March 8.  ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=509540&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Drowning in debt</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=506381&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Debt is a fact of life for tens of thousands of expatriates living in the UAE. The lifestyle makes it virtually impossible to start up a life in the Emirates without borrowing money from the bank - be it through a credit card or a loan. Diana Milne analyses the repercussions and the possible solutions.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=506381&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>London lists world’s first Islamic ETFs</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=506034&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays' iShares lists three Shariah compliant exchange traded funds on the LSE.  ]]></description>
			<category>Islamic Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=506034&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Money clinic</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=502725&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Without a life insurance policy, death could leave a family with more than just grief to contend with.]]></description>
			<category>Personal Finance | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=502725&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Barclays withdraws ABN Amro offer</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501685&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Failed merger could slow British bank's GCC expansion plans, following recent retail launch in UAE.  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501685&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Plastic fantastic</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=498893&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There's a dazzling array of credit cards on offer in the UAE. Here's everything you need to know to pick the right one. ]]></description>
			<category>Personal Finance | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=498893&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Prime concerns</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=497611&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The impact of volatile global credit markets has hit the Middle East, so how has the Gulf been affected?  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=497611&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Citi, Barclays to manage $1bn Dana bond</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=495635&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The UAE's Dana Gas has appointed the banking heavyweights in a sukuk sale.  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=495635&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>DP World bonds to raise $3bn</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=495004&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Dubai port operator has narrowed the price guidance on its 10-year Islamic bond.  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=495004&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Barclays ramps up aggressive growth plans</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=14389&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays is set to launch an aggressive retail banking expansion strategy across "every country" in the GCC, the managing director of the bank's UAE and Gulf operations has revealed to Arabian Business.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=14389&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>'Aggressive' launch for Barclaycard</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=14193&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Credit card provider plans to target 10,000 customers a month in UAE expansion plans.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=14193&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>M&amp;amp;A challenging for IT managers</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12121&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  CIOs at financial institutions should be prepared for the stress mergers can bring to their operations, the head of IT at a leading regional bank has warned.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12121&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Qtel gets $2bn bank credit for growth</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12105&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland are set to finance the  Qatari telco's expansion plans.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12105&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The wealth doctor</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12249&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Soha Nashaat tells Alexandra Dubsky how, after an international career in banking, she found her niche in the Middle East.  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Interviews</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12249&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Barclays tops Islamic bond league</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11911&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barclays Capital ranks as the number one underwriter, with a 23% market share according to Bloomberg.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<guid>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11911&amp;Itemid=1</guid>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
