Should we be worried about the UAE’s credit boom?

Credit growth in the UAE has boomed, fuelling a sharp rise in property prices, particularly in Dubai. Prices are now at risk of a correction which, in the past, has fed into banking and debt worries in the UAE. But there are reasons to think that banks and government-related entities are well placed to weather any downturn in the property sector.

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