Nigerian regulators push for Etisalat debt talks dealUAE-based telecom services provider Etisalat's Nigerian unit has won reprieve from the country's telecom regulator and Central Bank of Nigeria to find a quick resolution to the loan default crisis facing the company, said a report. More… |
Zabeel Investments' $1.6bn debt talks stallDebt restructuring talks at Zabeel Investments, owned by the crown prince of Dubai, have ground to a halt with multiple loans in limbo and few assets available for sale, leaving banks facing steep haircuts, five people familiar with the matter sai More… |
Nakheel ends restructuring, to issue $1bn sukukDubai's Nakheel will issue the first tranche of a Dh4.8 billion ($1.31 billion) Islamic bond to trade creditors on Thursday, its chairman said, as the property firm completes a complex debt restructuring underway since 2009. Ali Rashid More… |
Gold up on lack of US debt progressGold prices hit a record high at more than $1,623 an ounce and Asian stock markets were largely flat, as news out of Washington indicated politicians were making little progress in ending the deadlock over lifting the US debt ceiling. Rep More… |
US debt talks break down in acrimonyNegotiations on a sweeping deficit-reduction deal collapsed in acrimony on Friday as US House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of talks with President Barack Obama, dealing a blow to efforts to avert a looming debt default. With the deadlin More… |
Rating alert adds pressure to stalled US debt talksMoody's Investors Service jolted White House debt talks with a warning that the United States may lose its top credit rating in the coming weeks, piling pressure on Washington to lift its debt ceiling. The announcement by Moody's, the fir More… |
Dubai sets up two groups for $6bn debt talksDubai Group, part of a conglomerate owned by the ruler of Dubai, said it wants to speed up restructuring talks on $6 billion of debt and has set up two creditor committees. The emirate is climbing out from under a massive debt burden, with More… |
Lenders in Dubai for crucial debt talksOver-stretched Dubai plays host to some of its bank creditors on Thursday, eight months after the emirate's flagship state conglomerate Dubai World hit the financial buffers. A core group of banks has already agreed broad terms for a r More… |
Global starts debt talks, HSBC adviserKuwait's Global Investment House, downgraded by two ratings agencies for allegedly not meeting debt obligations, said it named HSBC as an adviser with foreign lenders after a meeting with them on Sunday. Shares in Kuwait's biggest More… |