The widely differing numbers underline the difficulty of finding reliable economic statistics in the Gulf, where many governments have not developed extensive systems for collecting data.
UAE residents and citizens can now obtain their credit reports from the Al Etihad Credit Bureau’s website or customer service centres for a nominal fee.
The smelter made a third-quarter net profit of BD29.5 million ($78.25 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from BD4.9 million in the year-ago period.
The company said in September this year that its accumulated losses as of August 31 stood at SAR2.689 billion, equivalent to 215 per cent of its paid-up capital.
Bildco posted a loss of Dhs10.8 million ($2.9 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, compared with a loss of Dhs7.7 million in the same period a year earlier.
The developer made a net profit of Dhs127.93 million ($34.8 million) in the third quarter compared with Dhs171.89 million in the corresponding period of 2013.
The doubling in size would be in terms of floor space, the number of people working in the centre and the number of companies there, the DIFC governor said.