"However it has very little, or limited resources " Hobeika says that Dubai will have to downsize its ambitions, and with Abu Dhabi's, and possibly Saudi Arabia's, eventual help with debt rescheduling, the crisis should soon pass.

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Even if Greece's official creditors give some leeway, by slightly lowering interest rates or rescheduling debt payments, the threat will remain that Greece will have to leave the euro.

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Then they suggested a rescheduling of debt payments to German banks.

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There is also growing optimism that Pakistan will get generous terms for rescheduling its debt with the Paris Club - a club of rich states which lend money to less developed countries.

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