Dubai’s government will not guarantee the debts of Dubai World, the state-owned holding company struggling under the weight of $59bn (£36bn) in liabilities, arguing that lenders were mistaken to think that there was sovereign backing.
Abdulrahman al-Saleh, department of finance chief, said that creditors were responsible for their own lending decisions and should differentiate between companies and the state.
“Creditors need to take part of the responsibility for their decision to lend to the companies. They think Dubai World is part of the government, which is not correct,” Mr Saleh said.
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