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UP PERISCOPE Nakeel Property Assets Underwater Despite Bail-Out

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Posted: 31 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am

In spite of the recent injection by good neighbor Abu Dhabi who provided Dubai with an early Christmas present of US$10 billion to help cover the US$4.1 billion bond of Nakheel property the fact remains there are inherent fundamentals gone haywire.

Aggressive Nakheel is currently underwater (i.e. one of our more favorite real estate terms meaning a property asset has more debt then the value of the asset) continues to be a long term issue. It's doubtful even the late Jacque Cousteau could find a quick solution to this; so certainly one of 2010's most interesting financial stories will be the Middle East power struggle and perhaps even a Great Dubai Sale of international assets.

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Not sure why Dubai cannot live within its incredible means, and instead of wasting money to prove how big and imporant they are, spend it one "people that need it" maybe if I had more money than god, I would also want to spend more and "prove I am a man" - NOT !!!

Nick Otter, 07 Jan 2010 | 11:12 am

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