Sovereign cuts Dubai World adrift

Bond investors thought Dubai World was government risk. Dubai doesn’t see it that way. Sudip Roy reports.

As financial markets continue to roil following Dubai World’s request to restructure $3.5 billion of Islamic debt falling due next month, some clues behind the surprise decision can be found in the circular document for a bond offering that the government made in late October.

On October 21, the government issued a preliminary prospectus to raise $4 billion through a Euro Medium-Term Note programme. At the same time, Dubai’s department of finance issued another prospectus to raise up to $2.5

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