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May 2024
37m 35s

Could dnata be looking at an IPO?

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15 May 2024. It's earnings deadline day – we discuss Emaar Development reporting record property sales in Q1 – soaring 50% to Dhs13 billion, and speak to CBRE's Taimur Khan who's seeing office rents and occupancy creep up further in Q1. We also speak to Dnata CEO Steve Allen who joins us live in studio to go through their record profits and the possibility of an IPO. Plus, Spinneys CEO Sunil Kumar tells us about their rise in profits and the challenges they're facing getting stock on shelves. And, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani also live in the studio, on that unicorn-sized tech deal.

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