Financially troubled Dubai has received an outright gift of $10 billion from its neighbour, Abu Dhabi, to help settles its Dubai World debts. Observers say the aid will allow Dubai to restructure $26b of the debt, but it’s not known what strings are attached to the deal. Abu Dhabi is the largest of the United Arab Emirates.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 14 December 2009.
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