Dubai World standstill seen in Jan, has $40 billion debt: source
Dubai World
Dubai's flagship conglomerate outlined its financial position to creditors, as it seeks to restructure debt linked to itself and main property units, Nakheel
They want to launch the proposal for mid-January so it's effective end January, said a banking source who saw the presentation. It's more of a friendly type of restructuring. Dubai World is making an effort to work with the lenders for a solution that works with both parties.
This is the first time they've given numbers.
The conglomerate said in a presentation to creditors that its Nakheel unit had approximately $9 billion in liabilities.
Dubai World, which rocked global markets on November 25 when it announced it would seek a debt standstill on $26 billion, staved off a $4.1 billion Islamic bond default by Nakheel after it got a $10 billion bailout from Abu Dhabi.
(Reporting by Amena Bakr and Rachna Uppal; Writing by Amran Abocar; Editing by Firouz Sedarat)
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