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S&P Upgrades Emaar; Maintains Dubai Holding

DUBAI - Standard & Poor’s has upgraded its ‘BBB+’credit ratings on Emaar Properties to developing from negative, following the Dubai-based property company’s announcement of its merger with the real estate business of the government-run Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group.

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Wave of Property Mergers Expected

DUBAI - The planned merger between Emaar Properties and three units of Dubai Holding is likely to unleash a wave of consolidations in a property sector beset by excess supply, shriveling demand and an abundance of developers, UAE property analysts say.

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