India says ‘no need to press panic button’ over Dubai debt (AFP via Yahoo! News)

India’s finance minister on Saturday urged investors to remain calm after Dubai delayed payments on its 59-billion dollar debt, saying there was “no need to press the panic button.”

Dubai blackout over debt plans to hit Gulf markets (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A lack of details on how Dubai plans to pay off its 80-billion-dollar debt mountain will hit Gulf stock markets sharply this week when they trade for the first time since news broke of the emirate’s problems, analysts predict.