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FACTBOX-Dubai loans, bonds maturing through to 2011

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Dubai has asked creditors of two
of its flagship firms for a standstill on debt worth billions of
dollars as a first step towards restructuring Dubai World, the
conglomerate that spearheaded the emirate’s breakneck growth.
(nSP362937)
Following are details of Dubai’s debt position through to
2011:

ISSUER AMOUNT* MATURITY LOAN/BOND

—————————————————————–
Nakheel Sukuk $3.52 bln Dec 14 2009 Bond
Borse Dubai $2.5 bln Feb 2010 Loan
Limitless $1.2 bln Mar 2010 Loan
Nakheel 3.6 bln AED May 13 2010 Bond
Dubai World $2.1 bln June 2010 Loan
Dubai Intl Capital $1.25 bln Jun 2010 Loan
Nakheel 4.4 bln AED Jan 2011 Loan
Emirates $635 mln Jan-Nov 2011 Loans
Dubai World $1.95 bln June 2011 Loan
Dubai World $450 mln June 2011 Loan
Palm District Cooling $500 mln July 2011 Loan
Du 3 bln AED July 2011 Loan
Dubai Aerospace $800 mln July 2011 Loan
Dubai Holding $1.16 bln Aug 2011 Loan
Dubai Financial Group $1.5 bln Aug 2011 Loan
Port, Free Zone World $150 mln Sept 2011 Loan
Port, Free Zone World $853 mln Sept 2011 Loan
Dubai Drydocks $1.7 bln Nov 2011 Loan
Inv Corp Dubai $4 bln Nov 2011 Loan

Source: Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corp
AED= Dirhams
(editing by John Stonestreet)
((christopher.mangham@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 3582))
Keywords: DUBAI/DEBT

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Comment: Gulf must pass education test
By Hatem Samman

Published: August 19 2009 16:47 | Last updated: August 19 2009 16:47

During the downturn, the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council have assumed new importance on the world stage.

Their renewed riches from oil have injected much-needed cash into North American and European financial companies, and their consumer markets have continued to grow while those of others have contracted. This is a watershed moment for the GCC to join other developing nations such as China and India in rising to new prominence.

Yet there is one crucial factor restraining GCC states’ growth prospects: their education systems. Despite generous investment in education over the past 40 years, they lag behind their international peers. Nearly all the GCC countries participate to some degree in standardised international tests such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, and they are consistently ranked near the bottom of the list.
They have high drop-out rates, especially among males; low enrolment in higher education; and a shortage of science and technology graduates. As a result, they rely heavily on expatriates to fill jobs, while unemployment among nationals is in the double digits.

Why have government investments in education fallen short of their goals?

The first problem is that education strategies were never explicitly connected to economic goals, so that the human resources required were not met by the graduates being produced. In particular, they lacked English language, vocational and technical skills. There has also been little communication between the business sector, labour departments and local community groups such as parent associations.

Second, education has long been bogged down in bureaucracy. Curriculum agencies, teacher associations and career agencies have all proved ineffective in producing change. For instance, vocational schools to train nationals in areas such as plumbing, electricity, computers and growth industries such as tourism were not established until after the 1970s, at which point immigrants had already arrived to compete with the graduates of these programmes.

Finally, GCC states suffer from a critical shortage of qualified teachers. Most teachers are either products of the region’s own sub-par system or have come from other Arab countries, bringing limited qualifications as well as old-fashioned methods.

Furthermore, low teacher salaries and inefficient school managements deter the best and brightest from joining the profession. A recent survey of GCC wages, for example, showed that among the 16 industries surveyed, education ranked 14th.

There are signs, however, that the system is moving towards change. The fact that most GCC countries now participate in international standardised tests, even though they are behind their peers, is encouraging. Plans are under way to begin monitoring teachers’ qualifications and to reward outstanding ones. Curriculum design now emphasises maths and science over liberal arts.

There have also been unprecedented initiatives in higher education. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, international universities are attempting to spur innovation by setting up campuses in science parks that host national and international technology companies.

And in Saudi Arabia, a multibillion-dollar science research university is nearing completion, with plans to attract top faculty from renowned institutions.

Certainly, the GCC states are still at the beginning of the road – and even if all goes to plan, the experiences of countries such as Singapore and South Korea show that it may take a generation for education reform to produce significant improvements.

The next decade is likely to be crucial for education policy, and even small mistakes may pose huge threats in economic and social terms. In making education a priority, GCC countries will have to plan thoroughly and implement their strategies carefully. If they do, their investments are more likely than ever before to bear fruit.

Hatem Samman is director of The Ideation Center, Booz & Company, Dubai

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