Dubai Ruler Says `We Are Back’ After Restructuring Debt
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) — Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum discusses the emirate’s recovery from a debt crisis involving state-controlled holding company Dubai World.
He talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, yesterday. Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also speaks.
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Dubai Ruler Says ‘We Are Back’ After Debt Accord: Video
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) — Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum discusses the emirate’s recovery from a debt crisis involving state-controlled holding company Dubai World.
He spoke with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, yesterday. Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Sri-Kumar Says Yuan Flexibility `Much Ado About Nothing’: Video
June 21 (Bloomberg) — Komal Sri-Kumar, chief global strategist at TCW Group Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat about the impact of a change in China’s currency policy.
The People’s Bank of China two days ago indicated it’s abandoning the 6.83 yuan peg to the dollar adopted during the global crisis to shield exporters. The central bank said while there’s no basis for “large scale” moves in the currency, the exchange rate will be allowed increased “flexibility.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Lemco Sees `Limited’ Greece Contagion Risk in Europe: Video
June 24 (Bloomberg) — Jonathan Lemco, a sovereign credit analyst at Vanguard Group Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about the outlook for the euro-zone debt crisis.
Lemco, speaking from a Bloomberg Link conference in London, also discusses the contrast between the subprime-mortgage collapse and the sovereign debt crisis, and investment strategy. (Source: Bloomberg)
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JPMorgan’s Frenkel Discusses Europe Debt Crisis, Yuan: Video
June 10 (Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase International Chairman Jacob Frenkel talked with Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle yesterday about the European debt crisis.
Frenkel, who spoke in Beijing, also discussed financial regulation and China’s currency policy. (Source: Bloomberg)
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World Bank’s Burns Discusses Global Economy, Debt Crisis: Video
June 10 (Bloomberg) — Andrew Burns, manager of the World Bank’s Development Prospects Group, talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about the outlook for the global economy.
The World Bank raised its forecast for global growth this year and next, while acknowledging the risks posed by strained government budgets. The world economy will expand 3.3 percent this year and by the same amount in 2011, up from January predictions of 2.7 percent for 2010 and 3.2 percent next year, the Washington-based institution forecast in a report yesterday. At the same time, the bank said it saw a “high probability” of a “more muted recovery” because of an acceleration to trim deficits. (Source: Bloomberg)
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