Tag Archives: The Gulf

Dubai World and Chinese bankers

I was speaking at the Emirates Towers in Dubai last week. A soft-spoken manager for a large Dubai company waited until the end of my presentation before speaking up. “The Chinese banks are hungrier than the Western banks these days”, he said. “They are prepared to lend when others are not”.

I wonder if they will still have the same appetite after Dubai World’s announcement this week that it will delay payment on its $37 billion worth of debt?

Silk Road Gallery

Canton Trade Fair
August 12th, 2010

Editorials & Articles

“China cheat sheet helps investors survive”, Bloomberg, September 1, 2010

“No more silver bullets for Beijing”, Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2010

“China’s historic return to the Gulf”, Foreign Policy, April 2, 2010

Speaking Events

International Monetary Fund, Washington, October 10, 2010

SuperReturn Asia, Hong Kong, September 29, 2010

The Global Pricing Forum, Hong Kong, September 14, 2010