Sunday, November 29, 2009

Wharf echoes as the World caves in - This is London

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Wharf echoes as the World caves in
This is London
... ski resort near Aspen, Colorado, Turnberry golf course in Scotland, an upmarket New York men's outfitter and even the former Cunard liner the QE2. ...

Global markets bounce as Dubai fears ease - Times Online

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Times Online

Global markets bounce as Dubai fears ease
Times Online
... leading the project, is likely to draw up a list of trophy assets that could be easily sold, such as the QE2 cruise liner and Turnberry golf course. ...

Advisers head to the Gulf as rumours swirl - CITY A.M.

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Advisers head to the Gulf as rumours swirl
CITY A.M.
These include the QE2 cruise ship and the Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire. Rothschild, long-standing advisers to the government of Dubai, ...

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UAE offers to support losers in Dubai crisis - Irish Times

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UAE offers to support losers in Dubai crisis
Irish Times
The company has also invested in the QE2 cruise liner, Emirates airline and the Travelodge budget hotel chain. Dubai World may seek to sell assets to solve ...

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November 28, 2009: Dubai Illustrates That Sukuks May Be Junk Bonds - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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November 28, 2009: Dubai Illustrates That Sukuks May Be Junk Bonds
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Bondholders are getting lawyered-up and will likely demand that assets such as the QE2 liner and other so-called investments in entities such as the ...

UAE central bank vows to honour Dubai's debts - guardian.co.uk

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UAE central bank vows to honour Dubai's debts
guardian.co.uk
The QE2 liner and the Turnberry golf course are also set to be released. Dubai sources suggest that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Makhtoum, vice-president ...

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown - Ireland Online

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UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown
Ireland Online
Other assets swept up by Dubai's network of sovereign wealth and investment firms include the QE2 cruise liner, the Emirates airline and the Travelodge ...

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Dubai World refuses to sell assets cheaply: report - France24

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Dubai World refuses to sell assets cheaply: report
France24
Emirati men walk past the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise liner as it rests in port in Dubai in 2008. Dubai World, the heavily indebted United Arab Emirates ...

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QE2 sale on the cards for troubled Dubai World? - Hotelier Middle East

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QE2 sale on the cards for troubled Dubai World?
Hotelier Middle East
Stricken conglomerate Dubai World may be forced to sell several of its assets to appease its lenders — including the QE2 ship ...

Abu Dhabi works on rescue deal - The Press Association

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Abu Dhabi works on rescue deal
The Press Association
But other assets swept up by Dubai's network of sovereign wealth and investment firms in the boom years included the QE2 cruise liner, the Emirates airline ...

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Oasis of the Seas: the ship that mistook itself for a city state - guardian.co.uk

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Oasis of the Seas: the ship that mistook itself for a city state
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I decide the Oasis, which sails out of southern Florida, is partly a tribute to XXXL, the American god of girth (although the cruise ship is 17 decks high ...

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Dubai: Just deserts - Times Online

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Dubai: Just deserts
Times Online
It recently bought Barney's, the upscale US department store, the QE2 cruise ship, Madame Tussauds and Turnberry golf course in Scotland. ...

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Abu Dhabi rides in to rescue Dubai - Times Online

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Abu Dhabi rides in to rescue Dubai
Times Online
The bankers drafted in this weekend to advise Dubai say they now expect a speedy sale of some of its most high-profile assets, such as the QE2 cruise liner ...

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How Dubai's dream sank in a sea of debt - Times Online

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How Dubai's dream sank in a sea of debt
Times Online
It bought the Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire and paid £50m for the QE2 liner. It sought luxury hotels to add to its portfolio, ...

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Friday, November 27, 2009

BUY, BUY, DUBAI'S £36BN CRISIS SALE - Mirror.co.uk

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BUY, BUY, DUBAI'S £36BN CRISIS SALE
Mirror.co.uk
Luxury cruise liner the QE2 could be one of debtladen Dubai's first trophy assets to be put up for sale. ...

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