Now Dubai World is faced with selling properties at heavy losses to raise money.
VOA: special.2009.12.04
Dubai's Emaar Properties, which is building the world's tallest tower in Dubai, has invested more than half a billion dollars in an Indian joint venture.
Dubai World still owns properties in New York, including 450 Lexington Avenue, The W Hotel Union Square, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the Knickerbocker on Times Square.