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Dubai debt crisis

Dubai to pay debt with US$10 billion aid from Abu Dhabi

The Dubai government said it will pay 4.1 billion dollars to cover Islamic bonds issued by its Nakheel property developer which mature Monday after receiving 10 billion dollars from oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Full story

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FACTBOX-What assets Dubai could be forced to sell

2009-11-30 07:32:19 GMT SINA.com DUBAI, Nov 29 - Dubai will attempt to reassure markets and investors on Monday on how it plans to restructure its beleaguered conglomerate Dubai World [DBWLD.UL] after it requested a shock standstill from bondholders for a $3.5 billion bond maturing on Dec 14.