Dubai’s Emaar says no decision yet on timing of malls unit IPO

The IPO will be the biggest on any UAE market since the listing of DP World in late 2007, and will be the centrepiece of a busy post-summer period for UAE markets.

Emaar Properties is the developer of Dubai Mall. Courtesy The Dubai Mall
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Dubai's Emaar Properties said on Thursday it had not yet taken a decision on the timing of an initial public offering of its malls business, which was expected later this year.

In a statement released on the Dubai stock exchange, the firm said details of the proposed listing would be announced in "due course".

The Emaar Malls Group listing is expected to raise up to Dh9 billion, making it one of the region’s largest equity offers since 2008.

Local media reports said the company would list its mall business on the Dubai stock exchange in mid-September.

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