Dubai will crank up efforts this week to tackle its $80 billion debt pile with senior officials heading to Asia to meet potential investors amid reports that one of its most indebted companies has repaid a $1.2 billion bond ahead of schedule.
Top officials from Dubai's Department of Finance will meet fixed income and Islamic investors in Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Dubai and Frankfurt starting Thursday ahead of possibly selling more debt this year, according an invitation sent to bankers and seen by Zawya Dow Jones Monday.
An external spokesman for the department said the roadshows are part of "ongoing investor communication" but bankers suspect the meetings could be an early sign that Dubai may be preparing to issue the second half of its $20 billion bond program launched in February to support its economy and embattled companies.
"This will be the first time investors hear the Dubai story from officials post-crisis," Abdul Kadir Hussain, chief executive of Mashreq Capital told Zawya Dow Jones. "How this story is received will determine how successful Dubai will be over the next three to five years."
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