Nothing has been done to stop repeat of P&O Ferries scandal, unions say
Despite UK government outrage the ‘legal loopholes remain and operator has been let off the hook’, says joint statement
September 2015
Architecture and design blog
Inside the London megaport you didn't know existed
London Gateway was built by Dubai, is twice the size of the City of London, is run by robots, has the world’s largest cranes – and it’s where everything you buy will soon come from. London’s docks are back in business
July 2013
DP World pledges to appeal after exposure of £14m tax relief scheme
Tax tribunal exposes £14m avoidance trick by DP World
May 2012
London Gateway: a port takes shape in an economic storm
Not far from where London Mayor Boris Johnson proposes to build an estuary airport, a major marine cargo terminal is nearing completion – built entirely with private funding
May 2011
Dubai World ponders further $850m refinancing of debt
News of possible negotiations emerges as subsidiary DP World prepares for listing on London Stock Exchange
February 2011
Tiger Woods 'paid more than $50m' for work on abandoned Dubai course
Tiger Woods has received more than $50m for his input at a golf course development in Dubai that has since been shelved
November 2010
Dubai's towering ambitions turned out to be a mirage
Dubai World's failure to pay its debts on time sparked a crisis last November – a year on, the emirate has lost its confidence and its autonomy
April 2010
Sanctions-busting is in Dubai's DNA
Raymond Barrett
Raymond Barrett: Dubai's open-door policy has been a major factor in the failure of Iran sanctions and there's little reason to expect this to change
March 2010
Dubai World saved by $9.5bn rescue package
Dubai World creditors face nine-year wait for their cash
February 2010
Cost of insuring Dubai debt soars
Deepening worries over Dubai World's restructuring of its $22bn (£14bn) borrowings have driven up the cost of insuring Dubai debt to the highest level since March 2009
January 2010
Market Forces blog
Ports operator DP World plans London listing
Burj Dubai set to open as world's tallest building
Bailed out and broke, Dubai opens the world's tallest building
Five countries that crashed and burned in the credit crunch face a hard road to recovery
December 2009
Dubai World disappoints banks over debt repayment
Dubai World to meet lenders to discuss repayment plans
When this gaseous burp explodes in the desert air, we'll still have the Burj Dubai
Simon Jenkins
Abu Dhabi's 'rescue' of Dubai may be nothing of the sort
