<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Express and Star export</title>    <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/topic/export/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Express and Star export and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:10:46 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-09T16:10:46Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.expressandstar.com/topic/export/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Black Country firms urged to seize global trade opportunities as finance hurdles discussed at Dudley summit]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/business/black-country-firms-face-finance-hurdles-to-exporting-despite-regions-strong-appetite-for-global-trade-9339875</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A Dudley roundtable has heard how a perceived lack of finance is still putting some Black Country firms off exporting, despite the region’s long trading tradition and strong appetite to grow overseas</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:25:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9339875</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/09/15/24/SoniaKumarRoudtable_Group.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=1016%2C0%2C1016%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Barclays</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[At the round table are, from left: Raj Kandola, chief executive, Black Country Chamber of Commerce; Jason Parker, CEO, Thomas Dudley Ltd; Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley; Paul Faulkner, Vice chair of the Midlands, Barclays. -  (Barclays)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamlyn Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T15:25:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>