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Few financial institutions have ended 2008 in a stronger position than they started it. But, thanks to strict investment rules, the Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council have coped better than most.
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Companies at, or nearing, insolvency have more options for rehabilitation in this recession than they did during the downturn of the early 1990s. But there are worrying signs that they are not getting the help that they might, damaging recovery rates for lenders.
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Have fortunes ever turned around so quickly? Sovereign wealth funds, the great hope for financial markets just a few months ago, are now suffering under losses on recent risky investments. Worse, economic reality has caught up with them and removed much of their raison d’etre.
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After 18 years of expansion — and three years becoming a key global financial hub — Dubai is taking its foot off the accelerator, worried by a glut of unoccupied developments and the possibility of a property slump. But the government is awash with cash to stave off disaster, and can rely on support from Abu Dhabi if necessary
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Investors in UK RMBS, along with covered bonds, could soon benefit from the government guarantees enjoyed by holders of new senior unsecured bank issuance. But the scheme unveiled yesterday is more of a vague proposal than the considered plan of action necessary to revive the securitisation market.
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After 18 years of expansion — and three years becoming a key global financial hub — Dubai is taking its foot off the accelerator, worried by a glut of unoccupied developments and the possibility of a property slump. But the government is awash with cash to stave off disaster, and can rely on support from Abu Dhabi if necessary