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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Delivery App Ninja Taps Banks for $1 Billion IPO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai’s Bankers, Traders Return to City Contending With War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elliott Said to Tap Banks to Run Barnes & Noble’s London IPO]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Sees $10 Billion Lift From Joining Bond Indexes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maldives’ Biggest Bank Seeks Dollar Sukuk as War Hits Tourism]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:32:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Citi Picks Veteran Mideast Banker Tannir for Top Regional Role]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinesh Nair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Airtel Eyes $2 Billion London IPO of Mobile Money Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinicy Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pimco’s $10 Billion Private Deals Fuel Middle East’s Wartime Cash Quest]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pimco Privately Lends $10 Billion to Gulf in Wartime Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi IT Firm to Press Ahead with IPO Despite War Uncertainty]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Fertiliser Mulls Private Placement of About $750 Million]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HSBC’s Head of Mideast Banking Said to Leave After Year in Role]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Debt-Laden Bahrain’s Bonds Bounce Back From Shock of Iran War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrey Biryukov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:15:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Uzbek Fund Is Said to Hold Talks With Potential IPO Cornerstones]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuliya Fedorinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HSBC Said to Lose Second Dubai Bond Banker to Wall Street Rival]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goldman’s ‘Unwavering’ Support Shows Gulf’s Lure for Wall Street]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinesh Nair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brookfield, GIP Among Firms Eyeing $7 Billion Kuwait Energy Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinesh Nair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi, Qatar Turn to Private Markets to Raise Billions]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/abu-dhabi-qatar-raise-billions-in-private-bond-sales-amid-war</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bankers Start Weighing UAE Return Hours After US-Iran Ceasefire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Dooler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:28:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai Stocks Slide, Muscat Soars as Gulf Markets Diverge on War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:04:20 GMT</pubDate>
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