United Arab Emirates conglomerate Dubai Investments, which has been looking at opportunities to divest some of its businesses, posted a 54 percent decline in second-quarter net profit on Sunday as revenue dropped.
The company, in which sovereign fund Investment Corp of Dubai (ICD) owns 11.5 percent, reported a net profit of 63.4 million dirhams ($17.3 million) in the second quarter compared to 138.3 million dirhams in the same period in 2011, according to the quarterly balance sheet released on Dubai's bourse.
Revenue for the quarter dropped to 630.3 million dirhams from 728.8 million dirhams, a 13.5 percent fall. The company posted a gain on the fair value of investment properties of 28.3 million dirhams, compared to 113.1 million dirhams in the second quarter of 2011.
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