<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Legal Business Online - Legal news, deals, jobs + events</title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com</link> <description>Welcome to Legal Business Online - the site for  legal news, deals, jobs, events and awards</description> <copyright>Copyright (C) 2013</copyright><ttl>5</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[Two Bahraini banks talk merger in consolidation backdrop]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/two-bahraini-banks-talk-merger-in-consolidation-backdrop/110918</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/two-bahraini-banks-talk-merger-in-consolidation-backdrop/110918</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bahrain's Al Salam Bank and BMI Bank, an affiliate of Oman's Bank Muscat, have announced plans to merge, a tie-up which would create the kingdom's third-largest bank by assets, the lenders said in a statement.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[National Bank of Abu Dhabi plans $350 mln convertible bond]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/national-bank-of-abu-dhabi-plans-350-mln-convertible-bond/110917</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/national-bank-of-abu-dhabi-plans-350-mln-convertible-bond/110917</guid> <description><![CDATA[National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE's largest lender by market value, plans to sell $350 million in a convertible bond offering, it said on Thursday.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[U.S. targets 2 UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/us-targets-2-uae-firms-for-dealing-with-blacklisted-iran-banks/110912</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/us-targets-2-uae-firms-for-dealing-with-blacklisted-iran-banks/110912</guid> <description><![CDATA[The United States on Wednesday blacklisted a UAE-based exchange house and a trading company, which it said had dealt with Iranian banks that Washington had declared off limits.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Oman central bank sets minimum target for SME lending]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/oman-central-bank-sets-minimum-target-for-sme-lending/110911</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/oman-central-bank-sets-minimum-target-for-sme-lending/110911</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oman's central bank has stipulated that commercial banks' loans to small- and medium-sized firms must account for at least 5 percent of their total loans, in a new rule aimed at easing unemployment, a circular showed on Thursday.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Kuwait court ruling may threaten economic recovery]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/kuwait-court-ruling-may-threaten-economic-recovery/110910</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/kuwait-court-ruling-may-threaten-economic-recovery/110910</guid> <description><![CDATA[A ruling by Kuwait's top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardising government plans to push ahead with long-delayed economic projects.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Dar Al Arkan launches $450 mln sukuk]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/dar-al-arkan-launches-450-mln-sukuk/110909</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/dar-al-arkan-launches-450-mln-sukuk/110909</guid> <description><![CDATA[Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan has launched a $450 million five-year Islamic bond offering, a document from lead managers said on Tuesday, in the real estate firm's first international bond sale in more than three years.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Qatar sets up $1 bln energy infrastructure fund]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/qatar-sets-up-1-bln-energy-infrastructure-fund/110908</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/qatar-sets-up-1-bln-energy-infrastructure-fund/110908</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three Qatari state-backed entities, including the Gulf Arab nation's acquisitive sovereign wealth fund, are setting up a $1 billion fund to invest in overseas energy infrastructure assets.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Emirates NBD launches $1 bln bond at 5.75 pct]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/emirates-nbd-launches-1-bln-bond-at-575-pct/110907</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/emirates-nbd-launches-1-bln-bond-at-575-pct/110907</guid> <description><![CDATA[Emirates NBD launched a $1 billion core capital-boosting bond on Wednesday, amid healthy demand, allowing the Dubai lender to tighten earlier price guidance.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Dubai boutique TLG expands to Abu Dhabi]]></title> <link>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/dubai-boutique-tlg-expands-to-abu-dhabi/110880</link> <guid>http://au.legalbusinessonline.com/news/dubai-boutique-tlg-expands-to-abu-dhabi/110880</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dubai-headquartered boutique law firm The Legal Group (TLG) is opening an office in Abu Dhabi, spearheaded by managing partner Fareya Azfar.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>