East Europe Crisis ‘Manageable,’ EBRD’s Berglof Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Emerging European nations are struggling to refinance short- term debt as the global crisis that has left banks with more than $2 trillion in losses and writedowns cuts off credit and investment and plunges most of the region into a recession.source

BAM’S $275B LIFELINE TO KEEP 9 MILLION AFLOAT (New York Post)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration revealed details yesterday of its new housing plan to help up to 9 million homeowners refinance at better interest rates or rework their mortgages to avoid default and hopefully stay in their homes. The...source

East Europe Crisis ‘Manageable,’ EBRD’s Berglof Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Emerging European nations are struggling to refinance short- term debt as the global crisis that has left banks with more than $2 trillion in losses and writedowns cuts off credit and investment and plunges most of the region into a recession.source

German Property Companies Owe Billions, Face Deadline (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s real estate companies are fighting for survival, with deadlines looming to refinance short- term debt that’s as much as 18 times their market capitalization while the recession erodes asset values.source

Dubai utility may cut size of loan on less spending (Gulf Times)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority may seek to borrow a smaller amount to refinance a $2.2bn loan as the utility conserves cash by reducing its spending programme, EFG-Hermes Holding SAE said in a report yesterday.source