The firm is also looking to expand its Indian Ocean portfolio with potential contracts in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
The airline has allocated up to three per cent of its revenue on marketing and promotion, says senior executive.
Dubai accounts for a quarter of output of the UAE’s economy.
Airlines are expected to follow Emirates to DWC when growth requirements are met.
The firm also confirmed that it planned to sell off some assets.
The new entity is expected to begin operations within a couple of years, Dubai’s tourism chief confirms.
The $50 million joint venture would fill a current market gap, a company executive said.
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Chief executive Osman Sultan was bullish on the company’s prospects despite a slow net profit growth of 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.
The bank’s chief executive declined to name the acquisition target.
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The bank made Dhs636.6 million ($173.3 million) in the opening three months of the year, it said in a statement.
The firm made a net profit of Dhs490.3 million ($133.49 million) in the three months to March 31.
The lender made a net profit of Dhs575 million ($156.6 million) in the opening three months of 2014, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Deyaar made a quarterly consolidated net profit of Dhs52.1 million ($14.2 million) compared to Dhs19.4 million in the same period in 2013.
The fashion retailer is planning to expand across locations in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central and Southern Asia.
Arabtec is trying to evolve from a local contractor into a multinational development company as its finances are boosted by a recovery in Dubai’s property market.
The company had earlier proposed a cash dividend of Dhs0.1 ($0.03) per share plus bonus shares worth 30 per cent of its share capital.
The contractor has won a series of deals in the region recently, including the development of Abu Dhabi’s main airport and the building of a Louvre Museum.
The newly launched airport is expected to see a surge in traffic as Dubai International closes for a runway upgrade.
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High demand for the offering has helped MAF reduce the prospective cost of its borrowing.
The agreement includes codesharing, frequent flyer reciprocity, airport lounge access, air pass agreements and cargo cooperation between two airlines.
Company officials previously said there might be a dual listing on Nasdaq Dubai, the smaller of the emirate’s two exchanges, and London.
The airport’s passenger traffic was boosted by the expanding networks of Emirates and flydubai, authorities said.
The scheme allows long term investors and end users to purchase properties without pre-registration even on the launch day.
Dubai’s Expo 2020 Preparatory Committee will submit the mandatory registration dossier for the event in 2015, it was confirmed.
The company handled 6.76 million twenty-foot equivalent units in the quarter, compared with 6.19 million TEU in the corresponding period of 2013.
The Dubai-listed firm made a first-quarter net profit of Dhs58.24 million ($15.86 million) compared with Dhs47.84 million a year earlier.