Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
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Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)

Dubai government continues to study dimensions of the current situation and its developments in light of the exceptional circumstances the world is going through, according to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council.

It aims at developing practical strategies that allow it to efficiently and effectively address these circumstances and contain the pandemic’s repercussions on the business and economic environment in the emirate.

According to the Crown Prince, the Dubai government’s efforts are in line with directives of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, that seek to mitigate the effects of the global crisis, provide the necessary constituents for business continuity, accelerate the pace of recovery to preserve economic gains, and benefit the most of all opportunities in the post-pandemic period.

Dubai will continue to harness all resources and capabilities to be the most city prepared for the future and the most attractive to investments, he stressed.

“In implementation of the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, we approved today a fifth package of economic incentives to support a number of economic sectors in Dubai and push forward our development process in preparation to the next phase of development,” Sheikh Hamdan noted, affirming that the leadership in advancing with confidence towards recovery and the return of normal life in Dubai.

“Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic at the global level, the economic situation in Dubai is in constant improvement.”

“We have the required constituents that bolster our ability to achieve leadership, and this has been reflected in the rapid pace of recovery of various economic sectors and activities,” he explained, adding that while overcoming the effects of the current global situation, the next phase will carry new opportunities that will enable entrepreneurs and investors to benefit from.

The value of the new economic incentives package approved by the Crown Prince has amounted to AED315 million ($85.7 million) based on the recommendations submitted to him by the Dubai Economy Support Committee headed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, second Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, to continue supporting various economic sectors.



Lebanon Bonds Rally to Fresh Two-year High on Ceasefire Hopes

A man counts Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A man counts Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Lebanon Bonds Rally to Fresh Two-year High on Ceasefire Hopes

A man counts Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A man counts Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon's deeply distressed sovereign dollar bonds hit a fresh two-year high on Tuesday as investors bet that a potential ceasefire with Israel could improve the country's prospects.

The bonds, which are still trading below 10 cents on the dollar, have gained more than 3% this week. The 2031 maturity was biding at 9.3 cents on the dollar, its highest since May 2022, according to Reuters.

"Some investors are mulling if it is a right time to buy, since a ceasefire is the first step needed to at some point in time restructure bonds," said Bruno Gennari, emerging markets strategist with KNG Securities International.

Israel's cabinet is expected to convene on Tuesday to discuss, and likely approve, a US plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah, a senior Israeli official said.

Israeli airstrikes, which continued on Tuesday, have decimated Lebanon's infrastructure and killed thousands.

But the counterintuitive rally, the second since Israel began bombing the country in September, was driven by bets that the deal could jolt Lebanon's fractured political system and revive efforts to pull the country out of default.