Citing informed sources, AlQabas reports that the meeting earlier this week between the Creditors Co-ordinating Committee and the Company did not resolve the differences over the level of operating expenses in the proposed five-year budget (which is required under the restructuring).
At the end of the meeting, the CCC came up with some modifications to the Company's budget which were devised by the Chief Restructuring Officer - who was appointed by both sides as a "neutral" party to review the proposed five year projected financials/budget.
The Company is expected to reply within the coming week. If it agrees, then the revised budget will be submitted to the Central Bank for its review. If not, the dispute will remain open (unresolved).
As noted in the previous article, the creditors' position is that expenses should be in harmony with the new situation the Company finds itself in. Meaning probably fairly dramatic cuts in operating expenses.
The central question is just how deep the cuts are and whether they are really required. Or if they are a bit of overkill by overzealous bankers. Without details, there's no sound basis for judging one way or the other.
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