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Dubai Duty Free loan may be increased to $1.5bn

7 May 2012, 9:06 GMT
Dubai plans $1bn Islamic bond issue

25 April 2012, 7:41 GMT
Nakheel announces 33 per cent rise in profit

16 April 2012, 12:06 GMT
Nakheel to launch second tranche of sukuk

16 April 2012, 7:15 GMT
Dubai in need of new economic growth plan

Issue 16 20-26 April 2012
Dubai to build on core sectors for economy

Issue 16 20-26 April 2012
Nakheel: Rebuilding a reputation

Issue 16 20-26 April 2012
Dubai International Capital reaches $2.5bn restructuring deal

5 April 2012, 11:17 GMT
Dubai Drydocks tries to force through debt restructuring plan

4 April 2012, 9:22 GMT
Dubai Drydocks puts restructuring plan to tribunal

3 April 2012, 13:02 GMT
Palm Utilities closes $310m loan deal

28 March 2012, 13:28 GMT
DP World to repay $3bn loan, raise $1bn new facility

27 March 2012, 7:45 GMT
Jafza refinancing is largest in 2012

Issue 12 23-29 March 2012
Dubai debts need to be repaid soon

Issue 10 9-15 March 2012
Economic growth vital to Dubai’s recovery

Issue 10 9-15 March 2012
Barclays Capital reveals mandates for IPO and bond issues

2 February 2012, 6:59 GMT
Dubai banking & finance

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Hisham Abdullah al-Shirawi

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Mohammad al-Gergawi

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Saeed Ahmed Saeed

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Shahli Akram Juma

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum

Issue 5 3-9 February 2012
Dubai Holding subsidiary repays $500m debt

26 January 2012, 12:45 GMT
Dubai may have to provide financial support to state firms in 2012

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Dubai’s debt crisis not over

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Companies have to tackle debts

Issue 44 4-10 November 2011
Interview: Ali Rashid Lootah, Chairman, Nakheel

Issue 42 21-27 October 2011
Nakheel plans to approach banks for $200m

Issue 41 14-20 October 2011
Nakheel sukuk terms spark further sell-off

Issue 38 23-29 September 2011
Contractors start offloading Nakheel bonds

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
Dubai loan deals build confidence

Issue 29 22-28 July 2011
Dubai World subsidiary seeks $850m refinancing

Issue 29 22-28 July 2011
Dubai banking on rehabilitated image

Issue 24 17-23 June 2011
Investment Corporation of Dubai to complete loan deal in June

Issue 22 3-9 June 2011
Arab Spring boosts Dubai hoteliers

3 May 2011, 8:09 GMT
Accepting debt

28 April 2011, 12:18 GMT
Dubai set to test investor appetite

Issue 14 8-14 April 2011
Dubai World signs debt restructuring deal

24 March 2011, 9:12 GMT
Cautious optimism for lenders in the UAE

Issue 5 4-10 February 2011
Dubai cuts 2011 spending by 5 per cent

13 January 2011, 11:58 GMT
Dubai is back in business

Issue 2 14-20 January 2011
Dubai on road to economic recovery

Issue 2 14-20 January 2011
Dubai Holding secures five-year loan refinancing

3 January 2011, 8:54 GMT
Nakheel nears restructuring threshold

30 December 2010, 11:05 GMT
Dubai’s welcome change of heart

December 2010 Online Content
Emirates airline stake could be sold if Dubai decides

30 November 2010, 9:54 GMT
Dubai considers asset sales to reduce debt

Issue 49 3-9 December 2010
Dubai Financial Market plans to diversify

Issue 49 3-9 December 2010
Lessons learnt from the financial crash

Issue 48 26 November - 2 December 2010
Nasdaq Dubai's losses halve after July merger

Issue 48 26 November - 2 December 2010
Cost of insuring Dubai debt hits two-month high

14 November 2010, 11:06 GMT
Dubai Group forms bank panel for debt repayment

13 November 2010, 7:05 GMT
Dubai Group starts debt restructuring talks

11 November 2010, 14:28 GMT
Borse Dubai says it will repay $2.5bn in February 2011

11 November 2010, 13:39 GMT
Dubai Investments to list 30 per cent stake of private equity arm

4 November 2010, 13:55 GMT
Tamweel resumes mortgage lending after two-year lull

2 November 2010, 10:17 GMT
Dubai World secures full approval for $24.9bn restructuring

27 October 2010, 12:17 GMT
Firms seek Nakheel payment pledge

Issue 44 29 October-5 November 2010
GCC market recovery held back by retail investors

25 October 2010, 12:12 GMT
Dubai working on new law to stimulate private-sector infrastructure spending

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Dubai set to finalise $1.25bn bond issue

29 September 2010, 13:42 GMT
Dubai reaches debt deal for Metro

28 September 2010, 10:47 GMT
Dubai negotiates funding for transport schemes

Issue 40 1-7 October 2010
Dubai total debt hits $28.8bn

Issue 40 1-7 October 2010
Dubai's journey out of debt just starting

Issue 40 1-7 October 2010
Fitch affirms Abu Dhabi's AA rating

26 September 2010, 12:08 GMT
Dubai World’s long road back to creditworthiness

23 September 2010, 6:50 GMT
Damas extends $816.7m debt standstill to 30 November

20 September 2010, 11:40 GMT
Dubai World gets approval for $24.9bn debt restructuring

12 September 2010, 13:16 GMT
Nakheel risks being unable to repay sukuk in 2015

26 August 2010, 13:17 GMT
Dubai planning private transport scheme

19 August 2010, 14:13 GMT
DIFC Investments needs up to $600m cash from Dubai government

11 August 2010, 13:14 GMT
Negative outlook for DIFC Investments as it starts $1bn asset sale

10 August 2010, 9:42 GMT
Emirates NBD profit falls

26 July 2010, 14:12 GMT
Dubai Holding agrees $555m loan extension

8 July 2010, 13:09 GMT
Nakheel to take control of Limitless

5 July 2010, 7:27 GMT
Confidence crisis threatens Dubai recovery

1 July 2010, 15:11 GMT
Nakheel agrees repayment deal with 75 per cent of trade creditors

30 June 2010, 14:12 GMT
Sameer al-Ansari leaves Dubai International Capital

14 June 2010, 14:28 GMT
UAE markets are weakest regional performers

10 June 2010, 12:36 GMT
Dubai Holding unit breached loan covenants

3 June 2010, 12:01 GMT
Dubai Holding unit reports $6.4bn loss

1 June 2010, 10:15 GMT
Focus shifts to Dubai Holding

Issue No 23 4-10 June 2010
Dubai International Capital asks banks for three month debt extension

27 May 2010, 15:04 GMT
A new era of credit transparency

Issue No 22 28 May - 3 June 2010
Another year of Dubai recession

Issue No 22 28 May - 3 June 2010
Dubai restructuring deal inches closer

Issue No 22 28 May - 3 June 2010
IMF says UAE to be slowest growing GCC economy

Issue No 22 28 May - 3 June 2010
Special Report: UAE credit agency receives mandate

Issue No 22 28 May - 3 June 2010
Dubai World agrees a deal

Issue No 21 21 - 27 May 2010
Dubai World strikes deal with creditors

Issue No 21 21 - 27 May 2010
Dubai World threatens to end interest payments

Issue No 21 21 - 27 May 2010
Dubai economy could shrink further in 2010

17 May 2010, 15:01 GMT
Nakheel completes payoff of $980m sukuk

16 May 2010, 14:33 GMT
Sovereign debt woes take centre stage

16 May 2010, 14:19 GMT
Dubai Holding to ring-fence bond debt in restructuring

Issue No 20 14 - 20 May 2010
Nakheel deal may leave largest creditors without final settlement

Issue No 19 7 - 13 May 2010
Nakheel’s trade creditors have little choice

Issue No 19 7 - 13 May 2010
Winners and losers emerge from UAE property market

Issue No 19 7 - 13 May 2010
DIFC Investments posts $562m loss

3 May 2010, 14:08 GMT
Dubai bourse profit falls 8 per cent

3 May 2010, 13:47 GMT
New laws only part of the solution to the GCC insolvency problem

3 May 2010, 12:07 GMT
Dubai’s Mashreqbank profit falls 48 per cent

29 April 2010, 12:43 GMT
Bahrain moving beyond the economic crisis

Issue No 17 23 - 29 April 2010
Banks loosen purse strings

Issue No 16 16-22 April 2010
Dubai establishes cost cutting committee

13 April 2010, 7:35 GMT
Moody's confirms DP World's ratings with a stable outlook

8 April 2010, 13:12 GMT
Dewa begins roadshow for bond issue

7 April 2010, 6:57 GMT
Limitless given extension on $1.2bn loan

31 March 2010, 16:21 GMT
A long road ahead for Dubai World

Issue No 14 2-8 April 2010
Dubai’s debt plan is all there

Issue No 14 2-8 April 2010
Dubai appoints new Nakheel board

30 March 2010, 17:20 GMT
Investors to meet Emaar over $760m of delayed projects

29 March 2010, 14:36 GMT
UAE can service Dubai World’s debts, says Deutsche Bank regional head

25 March 2010, 13:44 GMT
Dubai World to meet creditor committee on 24 March

23 March 2010, 11:38 GMT
Dubai debt crisis is far from over

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Dubai tables debt restructuring for state firms

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Nasdaq Dubai looks for liquidity

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Dubai World to meet UAE banks for debt talks

11 March 2010, 13:22 GMT
Moody’s financial downgrades rock Abu Dhabi-backed companies

Issue No 11 12-18 March 2010
State support falls short

Issue No 11 12-18 March 2010
Dubai slowdown hits Ras al-Khaimah

25 February 2010, 15:55 GMT
Abu Dhabi has to cut its cloth economically

Issue No 9 26 February - 4 March 2010
Emirates bank exposure to Dubai World estimated at $15bn

22 February 2010, 16:51 GMT
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds begin to open up

Issue No 8 19-25 February 2010
Ratings agency predicts Dubai asset sales will take time

16 February 2010, 16:26 GMT
Dubai World considers offering 60 per cent to creditors

14 February 2010, 9:18 GMT
Limitless lenders working on $1.2bn debt due in March

7 February 2010, 14:12 GMT
Analysts raise concerns after agency withdraws Dubai Holding rating

Issue No 5 29 January - 4 February 2010
Dubai must toe Abu Dhabi line

Issue No 5 29 January - 4 February 2010
Emirates seeking strength through unity

Issue No 5 29 January - 4 February 2010
Dubai's transport authority to spend $2.1bn on projects in 2010

24 January 2010, 9:26 GMT
Borse Dubai confirms $2.5bn loan extension

19 January 2010, 17:37 GMT
Gulf business schools need to reshape Western corporate model

19 January 2010, 14:06 GMT
Balance of power shifts in Gulf finance sector

19 January 2010, 12:01 GMT
Investors insure against risk of Emirates debt default

Issue No 4 22-28 January 2009
Dubai economy forecast to shrink further in 2010

18 January 2010, 15:42 GMT
Transport authority says Dubai Metro construction is on track

10 January 2010, 13:23 GMT
Dubai launches first private power and water project

6 January 2010, 10:38 GMT
Dubai to award private power plant in 2011

Issue No 2 8-14 January 2010
Dubai’s credit will be tested

Issue No 2 8-14 January 2010
Japanese in talks to fund Dubai Metro

Issue No 2 8-14 January 2010
Burj Dubai opens with fireworks and salute to Abu Dhabi

4 January 2010, 15:58 GMT
Burj Dubai tower offers a fresh start

1 January 2010, 10:00 GMT
Burj Dubai tower launches new era for Dubai

31 December 2009, 10:00 GMT
Burj tower the new commercial heart of Dubai

31 December 2009, 10:00 GMT
Dubai clamps down on corruption

30 December 2009, 17:53 GMT
Ratings agency downgrades Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

30 December 2009, 12:59 GMT
Dubai World aims for bank deal on debt repayments in January

22 December 2009, 15:27 GMT
Dubai Financial Market buys Nasdaq bourse for $121m

22 December 2009, 13:01 GMT
Fitch maintains negative outlook on five Dubai banks

21 December 2009, 13:13 GMT
Dubai World to meet bankers tomorrow

20 December 2009, 11:49 GMT
Bailout cuts cost of insuring Dubai debt

18 December 2009, 13:00 GMT
Bank guarantee allows Union Properties to accelerate work

Issue no 51 18-24 December 2009
Banks can expect to be squeezed

Issue no 51 18-24 December 2009
Dubai recovery will be short term

Issue no 51 18-24 December 2009
Dubai officials visit UK and US investors

17 December 2009, 17:47 GMT
Abu Dhabi bailout of Dubai a short-term reprieve

16 December 2009, 0:00 GMT
Dubai Holding has nothing to declare

15 December 2009, 16:27 GMT
Emirates central bank supports local institutions

14 December 2009, 16:21 GMT
Nakheel to repay bond on time to avoid default

14 December 2009, 11:44 GMT
Abu Dhabi has safeguarded its own reputation by bailing out Dubai

14 December 2009, 5:48 GMT
Abu Dhabi steps in to meet Dubai debts

14 December 2009, 5:05 GMT
Dubai is the world’s worst performing property market

13 December 2009, 13:28 GMT
UK consultant withdraws from Dubai

13 December 2009, 13:18 GMT
Dragon Oil shareholders reject Dubai takeover bid

13 December 2009, 12:38 GMT
Nakheel $3.5bn payment due tomorrow

13 December 2009, 11:04 GMT
Agency reviews ratings of Abu Dhabi government-linked firms

10 December 2009, 18:25 GMT
EFG-Hermes revises Emirates growth forecast in 2010

10 December 2009, 17:14 GMT
Dewa investors waive early repayment of debt

10 December 2009, 16:17 GMT
Ratings agency downgrades Dubai corporates to junk status

9 December 2009, 17:04 GMT
Nakheel reports $3.6bn first-half losses

9 December 2009, 15:58 GMT
Emaar and Dubai Holding cancel merger plans

9 December 2009, 15:50 GMT
Emirates does not need state help to repay $1.7bn debt

8 December 2009, 16:04 GMT
Dubai could restructure $46bn debt, say US analysts

8 December 2009, 13:05 GMT
Dubai fallout threatens recovery in construction sector

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Dubai’s debt repayment crisis deepens

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Fears over sukuk must be quelled in the Gulf

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Financial shock to bring regional clarity

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Spreading the financial risk in the region

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Sukuk face crisis of confidence

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Gulf banks begin to reveal exposure to Dubai World

7 December 2009, 17:23 GMT
Dubai World crisis taints emirate's image

7 December 2009, 11:59 GMT
Dubai's economic recovery will be hit by debt restructuring

6 December 2009, 12:31 GMT
Ratings agency downgrades Dubai institutions

3 December 2009, 18:51 GMT
Cost of insuring against debt defaults by Gulf states falls

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Debt brings Dubai to a standstill

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Dewa appoints banks to arrange $2bn bond issue

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Doubts over Dubai World’s debts push up bond costs

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Dubai must act over debt

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Emirates face economic reality check

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Special Report: UAE - Dubai's woes hit northern emirates

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Dubai World starts restructuring $26bn debt

1 December 2009, 15:16 GMT
Dubai debt restructuring will hit businesses, claims Barclays

30 November 2009, 17:44 GMT
Creditors must take responsibility for Dubai World, says Department of Finance

30 November 2009, 17:30 GMT
Debt storm threatens Dubai’s ambitions

30 November 2009, 12:42 GMT
UAE central bank offers financial sector liquidity injection

29 November 2009, 13:53 GMT
Moody's downgrades Dubai companies to junk status

29 November 2009, 12:16 GMT
Gulf International Bank postpones note issue after Dubai debt freeze

26 November 2009, 18:20 GMT
Dubai World to ask for more time to pay debts

25 November 2009, 16:33 GMT
Dubai raises $5bn using bond issue

25 November 2009, 11:43 GMT
Dubai needs a debt strategy

Issue No 48 27 November - 3 December 2009
Dubai World seeks time to repay debts

Issue No 48 27 November - 3 December 2009
Dubai economy to grow 3 per cent in 2010

23 November 2009, 17:39 GMT
Sheikh Mohammed reshuffles key Dubai posts

22 November 2009, 12:30 GMT
Financial crisis hits investors' appetite

18 November 2009, 16:37 GMT
Agencies maintain cautious stance over regional banks

18 November 2009, 16:09 GMT
UAE money supply slows in October

17 November 2009, 16:43 GMT
Dubai asks contractors to fund schemes

Issue No 47 20-26 November 2009
Finance houses struggle to meet central bank loan target

Issue No 47 20-26 November 2009
Istithmar World sells London properties at a loss

12 November 2009, 17:32 GMT
Nakheel discusses $3.5bn repayment with Dubai World

11 November 2009, 17:54 GMT
Moody's estimates Dubai's bad debt is $25bn

5 November 2009, 14:36 GMT
Dubai distances itself from $63bn debts

30 October 2009, 16:15 GMT
State firms put restructuring on hold

11 October 2009, 14:24 GMT
Dubai real estate enters period of consolidation

Issue No 40 2-8 October 2009
The high price of restoring economic confidence in Dubai

Issue No 40 2-8 October 2009
Dubai needs a long-term plan to tackle the debt mountain

3 September 2009, 20:16 GMT
Bad debts increase loan provisions in the Gulf

Issue No 35 28 August - 3 September 2009
Gulf governments act to restore financial confidence

26 June 2009, 17:26 GMT
Nakheel has to tackle its debts

15 May 2009, 18:58 GMT
Dubai firms must face up to insolvency

8 March 2009, 12:45 GMT

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