<?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[Archana Narayanan - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS1yDDxQ7vU/archana-narayanan</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Archana Narayanan - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS1yDDxQ7vU/archana-narayanan</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:50:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. 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Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Borrowing Binge Leaves Qatar’s Banks Grappling With Losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is looking at how to shore up local banks’ balance sheets as they wrestle with rising loan losses following the 2022 World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-29/qatar-banks-nursing-loan-losses-after-world-cup-borrowing-binge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-29/qatar-banks-nursing-loan-losses-after-world-cup-borrowing-binge</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i66o02m1p6mQ/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail 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Qatar’s Economy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/hsbc-retracts-trader-s-downbeat-research-on-qatar-s-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/hsbc-retracts-trader-s-downbeat-research-on-qatar-s-economy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:16:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco Kicks Off First Dollar Bond Sale in Three Years]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-10/saudi-aramco-kicks-off-first-dollar-bond-sale-in-three-years-lyfp19jw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-10/saudi-aramco-kicks-off-first-dollar-bond-sale-in-three-years-lyfp19jw</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Di Paola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:12:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content 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Saudi]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/saudi-arabia-mizuho-follows-goldman-sachs-gets-nod-to-set-up-regional-hq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/saudi-arabia-mizuho-follows-goldman-sachs-gets-nod-to-set-up-regional-hq</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:02:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Sells $1.5 Billion in Debt in First Deal Since September]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-25/uae-to-follow-gulf-neighbors-wth-first-eurobond-since-september</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-25/uae-to-follow-gulf-neighbors-wth-first-eurobond-since-september</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abeer Abu Omar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:38:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content 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Saudi Arabia hopes the FII will put Riyadh on the map as a global destination for deals, while also improving domestic investment, which has been limited.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mideast Private Credit Bets Rising ‘Significantly,’ Monroe Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/mideast-private-credit-bets-rising-significantly-monroe-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/mideast-private-credit-bets-rising-significantly-monroe-says</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:26:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTC3V52oN6jc/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTC3V52oN6jc/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julius Baer Targets Rich Indians in Dubai With UBS, JPMorgan Hires]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-10/julius-baer-targets-rich-indians-in-dubai-with-ubs-jpm-hires</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-10/julius-baer-targets-rich-indians-in-dubai-with-ubs-jpm-hires</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolas Parasie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 05:46:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Firms Jostle With US Peers for Sliver of Gulf Oil Riches]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-03/chinese-firms-jostle-with-us-peers-for-sliver-of-gulf-oil-riches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-03/chinese-firms-jostle-with-us-peers-for-sliver-of-gulf-oil-riches</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Klein Makes Wall Street Return with Bumper Share Sale]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/michael-klein-makes-comeback-with-top-billing-on-aramco-offering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/michael-klein-makes-comeback-with-top-billing-on-aramco-offering</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 14:05:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imtQdjFX4y7o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imtQdjFX4y7o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Michael Klein</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Set to Launch $10 Billion Aramco Offer Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/saudi-arabia-set-to-launch-10-billion-aramco-share-sale-sunday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/saudi-arabia-set-to-launch-10-billion-aramco-share-sale-sunday</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 20:31:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9GV3UT_Elgc/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9GV3UT_Elgc/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banking Stocks to Blame as Qatari Market Turns Global Laggard]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/banking-stocks-to-blame-as-qatari-market-turns-global-laggard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/banking-stocks-to-blame-as-qatari-market-turns-global-laggard</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Farah Elbahrawy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 12:16:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Becomes First Wall Street Bank to Get Saudi HQ License]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-23/saudi-arabia-goldman-gs-is-first-wall-street-bank-to-get-saudi-hq-license</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-23/saudi-arabia-goldman-gs-is-first-wall-street-bank-to-get-saudi-hq-license</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Archana Narayanan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 10:50:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSRDvcab9Y5k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSRDvcab9Y5k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>