EBOOKS ONLINE: Dubai Making Plans to Sell the Queen Elizabeth 2

Any proceeds from the asset sales would probably be used to pay down the $22 billion in debts that Dubai World, the parent company of Istithmar, took on during a multiyear, global property binge. Dubai was one of the first sovereign nations to ... Despite the recent asset sales, Istithmar still has a large portfolio of investments and properties, including a large stake in book publishing giantsHoughton Mifflin and Harcourt Education. It also has interests in U.K.-based ...