27 November 2009 - 23H50
- Dubai - finance - financial crisis - United Arab Emirates

Dubai in debt shock

On Wednesday, the Emirate of Dubai asked for a moratorium of six months on billions of dollars of debt issued by key conglomerate Dubai World, spooking investors. What does the news mean for Dubai and for the world economy?

Tonight's Focus guest is Sofiane Aboura, professor of finance at Paris Dauphine university.


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