迪拜金融觸礁 明星地產(chǎn)被套

明星及運(yùn)動(dòng)員們紛紛購(gòu)買位于迪拜朱美拉棕櫚島（一個(gè)伸入海灣的高檔住宅區(qū)）上的別墅，據(jù)悉，這其中就有大衛(wèi)貝克漢姆和布拉德皮特。但今年當(dāng)房產(chǎn)泡沫破滅的時(shí)候，這些投資者眼睜睜地看著他們的投資縮水貶值。昨日，開發(fā)棕櫚島項(xiàng)目的Nakheel公司及其母公司申請(qǐng)延緩償債，這無(wú)疑使投資者的境遇雪上加霜。

David Beckham and Brad Pitt are believed to be among the celebrities and sportsmen who bought villas in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, a luxury development that juts out into the Gulf. But when the property bubble burst this year, residents saw the value of their investments collapse. Yesterday their situation worsened as Nakheel, the developer, and its state-owned parent made a request to suspend debt repayments.
　　

這一消息震驚了全球的信貸市場(chǎng)，也使得分析家們質(zhì)疑迪拜——這個(gè)阿聯(lián)酋人口密度第一大的城市，是否有能力還清債務(wù)。人們擔(dān)心Nakheel公司可能無(wú)法繼續(xù)開發(fā)棕櫚島及其鄰近的一些項(xiàng)目，進(jìn)而留給迪拜及其沿海水域一堆爛攤子。

The statement rocked credit markets around the world and prompted analysts to question whether Dubai, the most populous of the United Arab Emirates, will be able to meet its obligations. The concern is that Nakheel will be unable to continue developing the Palm and neighbouring projects, leaving Dubai and its coastal waters an ugly, unfinished construction site.

2002年當(dāng)棕櫚島上的2000棟別墅及高級(jí)住宅被標(biāo)價(jià)出售時(shí)，一個(gè)月內(nèi)所有房子就全部售出了。當(dāng)時(shí)正值英格蘭足球隊(duì)前往參加日韓世界杯比賽，期間在迪拜稍作停留，一些隊(duì)員中途購(gòu)買了這座人工島上價(jià)值一百萬(wàn)歐元的房產(chǎn)。有報(bào)道稱，邁克爾歐文、大衛(wèi)·詹姆斯、喬·科爾、安迪·科爾以及基隆·代爾都效仿貝爾漢姆，分別在島上置辦了房產(chǎn)。布拉德皮特和安吉麗娜朱莉據(jù)說也在迪拜購(gòu)置了住宅。

When the 2,000 villas and townhouses on the Palm went on sale in 2002, they sold out in a month. Passing through en route to the World Cup in Japan and Korea were the England football team, and several players stopped off to sign up for £1 million properties on the artificial island, with Michael Owen, David James, Joe Cole, Andy Cole and Kieron Dyer, it was reported, joining Beckham on the beaches. Pitt and Angelina Jolie are also said to have bought homes.

喬·科爾是及少數(shù)及時(shí)逃出房產(chǎn)泡沫的投資人之一。去年夏天當(dāng)房產(chǎn)泡沫急劇膨脹的時(shí)候，這位切爾西隊(duì)成員以350萬(wàn)美元（合210萬(wàn)歐元）的價(jià)格賣出了自己的別墅。

Joe Cole was one of the few who got out in time. The Chelsea player sold his villa for about .5 million (£2.1 million) last summer as Dubai’s property bubble approached bursting point.

一年前，朱美拉棕櫚島上的亞特蘭蒂斯酒店開業(yè)時(shí)，曾斥資2000萬(wàn)美元舉辦開幕聚會(huì)，并邀請(qǐng)凱莉米洛作為嘉賓出席，這一舉動(dòng)使得迪拜自詡的世界第八大奇跡——棕櫚島的稱呼更加令人信服，也進(jìn)一步鞏固了迪拜作為名人，富豪新樂土的國(guó)際地位?；ㄙM(fèi)100萬(wàn)美元的煙火表演為那些質(zhì)疑房產(chǎn)能否持續(xù)繁榮的人放寬了心。

When the Atlantis hotel was opened on Palm Jumeirah a year ago with a million party headlined by Kylie Minogue, it was supposed to crown the island’s self-styled reputation as an Eighth Wonder of the World. It was also supposed to cement Dubai’s position as a new playground for the rich and famous. The million firework display helped to distract attention from a construction boom running out of steam.

迪拜政府曾極力否認(rèn)問題的存在，并于近期宣稱今年人口數(shù)目將增加40萬(wàn)。面對(duì)所有預(yù)測(cè)經(jīng)濟(jì)將暴跌的獨(dú)立評(píng)估報(bào)告，政府方面置之不理。曾有一則軼事：一輛汽車被丟棄在迪拜機(jī)場(chǎng)，雜物箱里還有一些信用卡，這個(gè)故事被傳得神乎其神，而迪拜政府并不想給人們留下這樣的印象。

The Dubai government has done its best to deny that a problem exists, claiming recently that the population would rise this year by 400,000, flying in the face of all independent assessments, which predict a sharp fall. The anecdotal stories of cars abandoned at Dubai International airport with credit cards in the glove box have become the stuff of legend, and not the image that the government has sought to project.

迪拜世界集團(tuán)的一些業(yè)務(wù)仍然業(yè)績(jī)良好，尤其是作為全球第三大港口運(yùn)營(yíng)商的迪拜環(huán)球港務(wù)集團(tuán)(DP World)，該集團(tuán)于2006年收購(gòu)了P&O集團(tuán)。迪拜環(huán)球港務(wù)集團(tuán)在英國(guó)也擁有一些港口，如位于埃塞克斯的蒂爾布利港。但這部分的業(yè)務(wù)，尤其是Nakheel公司，都是建立在資產(chǎn)激增的基礎(chǔ)之上。如果信貸市場(chǎng)恢復(fù)元?dú)猓ㄖI(yè)能夠真正地再次起步，那么它們有可能繼續(xù)在業(yè)內(nèi)掙得一片市場(chǎng)。盡管如此，銀行家們對(duì)于地產(chǎn)業(yè)的信心可能已經(jīng)大打折扣了。

Some parts of Dubai World remain strong, in particular DP World, the third-largest international ports operator, which bought P&O in 2006. DP World also owns ports in Britain such as Tilbury in Essex. But those parts of the business that were founded on the property boom, and Nakheel in particular, are likely to continue to struggle until the property market recovers and construction can begin again in earnest. Even then, bankers’ confidence in the business may be shot.