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        <title><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></title>
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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[OPEC+ Agrees in Principle on Small Output Hike, Reuters Reports]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC and its wider alliance, dealing a blow to the group and its leader Saudi Arabia as the global oil industry grapples with the massive supply disruption caused by the Iran war.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[LIV Golf Taps AlixPartners for Fundraising Efforts, Sky Reports]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Archroma Reaches Final Terms on Much Delayed Loan Extension]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Air Baltic Bondholders Hire Lawyers as Restructuring Fears Mount]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Constantine Courcoulas]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:56:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An aviation fuel tanker prepares to refuel a passenger jet, operated by Air Baltic Corp., at Riga International Airport, in Riga, Latvia, on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. Air Baltic Corp AS is having discussions with investors ahead of potential initial public offering, Chief Executive Officer Martin Gauss said.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[EQT’s Cerba Updates Lenders on Timeline for €5 Billion Debt Plan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Avia Bonds Fall Into Distress as Iran War Roils Travel Industry]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Central Asia Gains as War Shakes Energy Markets and Trade Routes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuliya Fedorinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:15:00 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[Biggest Supermarket in the Baltics Plans Bond Market Return]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Fertiliser Mulls Private Placement of About $750 Million]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DTEK Oil & Gas Seeks to Tap US-Ukraine Reconstruction Fund]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Credit Investors Eye Middle East Distress Deals in Wake of Iran War]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Buyers who focus on the US and Europe have become curious about the risky region]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians in the Business Bay financial district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The US State Department urged Americans to leave the Middle East, citing “serious safety risks” amid dangers from the war. Photographer: Walaa Alshaer/Bloomberg </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukrainian Railways Bond Restructuring Rejected by Investors]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Passengers wait outside their sleeper train during an air alert of Russian drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 29.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron’s Budget Squeeze Hits Private Equity-Backed School Group]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[AD Education has been left reeling by French budget cuts]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Emmanuel Macron, France&apos;s president, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Fitch Ratings put France on negative outlook a day after the government presented its 2025 budget. Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Private Credit Flows Falter Amid Defaults, AI Disruption Fears]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Gets Debt Break From Iran War Supply Shock]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhinav Ramnarayan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:03:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Air Baltic’s Bonds Tumble as Mideast War Drives Up Fuel Costs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agriculture Firm ETG Tests Demand for Bond Amid Market Turmoil]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:48:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Middle East War to Intensify Soaring European Corporate Distress]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
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