Sunday 29 November 2009

Dubai: an emirate in crisis



DUBAI facts

Ruled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (above), who has embraced the extravagance of his emirate

16bn  Ruler's personal wealth – world's fourth-richest royal

1.7m Population

240,000 Oil production per day

State company is Dubai World, a property-focused investment group with a $59bn debt problem

Government holding companies bought large stakes in HSBC, Deutsche Bank and US retailer Barneys

Key London assets include the Adelphi, on the Strand, and the Grand Buildings in Trafalgar Square

The ruler's slogan is "Leader, equestrian, poet"



ABU DHABI facts

Ruled by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahy (above), who has taken a reserved and anonymous stance in his
oil-rich state

$21bn Ruler's personal wealth – world's second-richest royal

1.3m Population

2.7m Oil production per day

State company is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund with assets worth more than $250bn

The company bought 4.9pc of Citigroup for £7.5bn in 2007 and is thought to be the world's second-largest institutional investor behind Bank of Japan

Key London assets include the ExCel exhibition centre in the Royal Docks and No1 Knightsbridge Green, close to Harrods

Its flagship project is the Gulf version of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, which is set to open in 2011

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