Merry Christmas December 23, 2009

My friends, I wish you
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010!

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Can Dubai survive? December 7, 2009

summarised from article by Anwer Sher

Dubai’s dream of progress and prosperity may well have been dented but its not a failed dream. In the context of the world economic crisis the crisis that Dubai faces is not as monumental as is being suggested. Dubai Worlds obligations are listed at $60 billion but these are obligations to contractors, suppliers and indeed bond holders and debt providers. A number of contractors and consultants have only recently indicated that they would be willing to take a haircut on their receivables, some suggesting as high as a 35% reduction in exchange for a payment plan. After all, the logic goes, that these contractors benefited with robust profits from the same clients in the good days and indeed are more accommodating as the times get rough.

However, we have to look beyond to how Dubai can survive this debt crunch.