http://www.arabianbusiness.com/ArabianBusiness.com - Business and Industry News coverage of the Middle East including Stock Markets, Events, Video and Audio.en-gbITP Digital Ltd. 2007Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:33:03 GMTThu, 26 Nov 2009 17:33:03 GMThttp://www.arabianbusiness.com/pictures/furniture/logo_arabianbusiness_rss.gifhttp://www.arabianbusiness.com/http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32295/f/452773/p/1/s/5f8ee611/l/0L0Sarabianbusiness0N0C5746450Emoodys0Ecuts0Edubai0Egri0Eratings0Eamid0Edebts0Edelay/story01.htmUPDATE 2: S&P also puts Dubai banks on negative watch after gov't announcement on debts.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32295/f/452773/p/1/s/5f8ee611/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Moody%27s+cuts+Dubai+GRI+ratings+amid+debt+delay&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabianbusiness.com%2F574645-moodys-cuts-dubai-gri-ratings-amid-debts-delay" 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