Dubai's Emaar Properties reported a 56 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Tuesday.
The developer, in which the Dubai Government owns a minority stake, made a net profit of Dh1.61 billion in the three months to December 31.
That compares with a profit of Dh1.03bn a year-earlier.
Sico Bahrain and EFG-Hermes forecast that Emaar would make a quarterly profit of Dh1.32bn and Dh1.64bn, respectively.
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* Reuters
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