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Dubai debt confusion, Nakheel dent confidence

DUBAI (Reuters) – Concern over debts at Dubai’s utility provider and losses at Nakheel, builder of the emirate’s palm-shaped islands, hit markets on Wednesday, drowning out assurances by top officials that Gulf economies were sound. Read more here: Dubai debt confusion, Nakheel dent confidence

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Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion fears

DUBAI (Reuters) – Efforts by Dubai World to restructure about $26 billion in debt out of the estimated $59 billion it owes reassured investors that the emirate’s debt problems can be contained, helping global markets edge higher on Tuesday. Read the original post: Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion …

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Dubai Exchange Goes South As Trading Resumes

Dubai’s main stock exchange slid more than 7 percent on the first day of trading since news of its debt crisis. Dubai officials last Wednesday announced that Dubai World, the emirate’s investment and development engine, would seek a six-month delay in paying nearly $60 billion in debt. Read more …

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Banks play down Dubai exposure, markets still wary

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Banks outside the Gulf played down on Friday their exposure to Dubai debt, after fears the emirate could default and even derail world economic recovery prompted a sell-off in global markets. Read the original post: Banks play down Dubai exposure, markets still wary

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Dubai seeks debt delay, some units cut to junk (Reuters)

Reuters – Dubai said on Wednesday two of its flagship firms planned to delay repayment on billions of dollars of debt as a first step toward restructuring Dubai World, the conglomerate that spearheaded the emirate’s breakneck growth. View original post here: Dubai seeks debt delay, some units cut to junk …

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