Dubai World did not request a debt standstill at meeting

State-owned Dubai World did not ask its creditors for a debt standstill during a meeting on Monday, reports Bloomberg.  The company, which is restructuring around $22 billion of debt, said that the meeting was a discussion on ways to move forward.

The company also said in a statement that the Dubai government had assured of providing it with “financial support to cover working capital and interest expenses to ensure the continuity of key projects” if a standstill was achieved.