<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Arif Sharif - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arif Sharif - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOeEVXOsU34/arif-sharif</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Arif Sharif - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOeEVXOsU34/arif-sharif</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:08:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AOeEVXOsU34/arif-sharif.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[U.A.E. Banks' Bad Loans at 5-Year High as Property Slumps: Chart]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-06/u-a-e-banks-bad-loans-at-5-year-high-as-property-slumps-chart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-06/u-a-e-banks-bad-loans-at-5-year-high-as-property-slumps-chart</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.A.E. Plans to Loosen Cap on Bank Lending to Property Industry]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-03/u-a-e-plans-to-loosen-cap-on-bank-lending-to-property-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-03/u-a-e-plans-to-loosen-cap-on-bank-lending-to-property-industry</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:49:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imggsEW1_G8Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imggsEW1_G8Y/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Construction cranes stand on multiple skyscrapers under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Like the rest of the city, the business center has suffered from a prolonged real-estate slump brought on by oversupply and slower economic growth.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.A.E., Lebanon Studied Projects During Hariri’s Visit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-03/u-a-e-studying-possible-aid-to-lebanon-after-weeks-of-unrest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-03/u-a-e-studying-possible-aid-to-lebanon-after-weeks-of-unrest</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:06:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irCAUn7YQmd8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irCAUn7YQmd8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Lebanese protesters sit on the ground to block a venue during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon&apos;s southern city of Sidon (Saida) on November 1, 2019. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Considers Increase in Lending for Aramco IPO]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-31/saudis-are-said-to-consider-increase-in-lending-for-aramco-ipo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-31/saudis-are-said-to-consider-increase-in-lending-for-aramco-ipo</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:06:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifrQbyznaf1U/v251/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifrQbyznaf1U/v251/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Scotland Yard Owner Sees Post-Brexit London Property Pickup]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/new-scotland-yard-owner-sees-post-brexit-london-property-pickup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/new-scotland-yard-owner-sees-post-brexit-london-property-pickup</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Manus Cranny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:45:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG3DIQqf6bYE/v255/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iG3DIQqf6bYE/v255/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai Ports Operator’s U.K. Expansion on Hold Over Brexit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/dubai-ports-operator-s-u-k-expansion-on-hold-over-brexit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/dubai-ports-operator-s-u-k-expansion-on-hold-over-brexit</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:16:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ip9.jlb3agv8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ip9.jlb3agv8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Cargo containers are stacked on the Black Sea ship, part of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. Asian fleet, at Tampa Port Authority&apos;s Hookers Point in Tampa, Florida, Monday, December 11, 2006. American International Group Inc., the world&apos;s largest insurer, agreed to buy DP World&apos;s six U.S. port terminals after the Dubai-owned company was forced to sell under pressure from U.S. lawmakers.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuwait Wealth Fund May Consider Investing in Aramco IPO]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/kuwait-wealth-fund-may-consider-investing-in-aramco-ipo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/kuwait-wealth-fund-may-consider-investing-in-aramco-ipo</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolas Parasie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:20:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i50TaClHLlrE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i50TaClHLlrE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An employee visits the site of crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah tank farm at Saudi Aramco&apos;s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Saudi Aramco aims to become a global refiner and chemical maker, seeking to profit from parts of the oil industry where demand is growing the fastest while also underpinning the kingdom’s economic diversification.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[StanChart Banker and Looking for a Job? Try Dubai's Biggest Bank]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-28/stanchart-banker-and-looking-for-a-job-try-dubai-s-biggest-bank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-28/stanchart-banker-and-looking-for-a-job-try-dubai-s-biggest-bank</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:08:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDJl9My5GHN8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDJl9My5GHN8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians walk near the entrance to the main office for the Emirates NBD PJSC bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Abu Dhabi is engineering a second bank merger in its latest attempt to stay competitive in the era of lower oil prices.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai's Biggest Bank Hires StanChart's Patrick Sullivan as CFO]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-28/emirates-nbd-names-patrick-sullivan-cfo-to-replace-subramanian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-28/emirates-nbd-names-patrick-sullivan-cfo-to-replace-subramanian</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulf’s Holdout on Rates Is About to Jump on Fed Easing Bandwagon]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-27/gulf-s-holdout-on-rates-is-about-to-jump-on-fed-easing-bandwagon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-27/gulf-s-holdout-on-rates-is-about-to-jump-on-fed-easing-bandwagon</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 20:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUegpbbB0a8A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUegpbbB0a8A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A general view taken on May 15, 2017 shows fishing vessels docked next to the central fish market in Kuwait City backdropped by the new building of the Central Bank of Kuwait (R). / AFP PHOTO / Yasser Al-Zayyat (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Comes Back to Bond Market With a $2.5 Billion Sukuk]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/saudi-arabia-comes-back-to-bond-market-with-a-2-5-billion-sukuk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/saudi-arabia-comes-back-to-bond-market-with-a-2-5-billion-sukuk</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:08:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifwmx0VQ6vmk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifwmx0VQ6vmk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Visitors network near a video screen promoting entertainment industry opportunities during the Joy Forum at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The progressive two-day Joy Forum aspires to build a vibrant society, foster a joyful entertainment culture and create a sustainable new economy while spreading joy in the Kingdom, according to their website.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai’s Biggest Bank Plans $1.76 Billion Rights Share Sale]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-17/dubai-s-biggest-bank-plans-1-76-billion-rights-issue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-17/dubai-s-biggest-bank-plans-1-76-billion-rights-issue</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:54:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citigroup Sees Trade War Boosting Chinese Investments in Gulf]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/citigroup-sees-trade-war-boosting-chinese-investments-in-gulf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/citigroup-sees-trade-war-boosting-chinese-investments-in-gulf</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arif Sharif]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:10:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Sees Middle East Deal Flow Making Up for Lower Fees]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/jpmorgan-sees-middle-east-deal-flow-making-up-for-lower-fees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/jpmorgan-sees-middle-east-deal-flow-making-up-for-lower-fees</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Manus Cranny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 06:37:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i56gfFepW.5c/v251/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i56gfFepW.5c/v251/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitch Warns on $23 Billion of Dubai Inc. 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