Dubai’s property developer Damac reports $10M earnings loss

AKIPRESS.COM - One of Dubai's largest privately-owned developers, DAMAC Properties, reported on Tuesday $10 million in net loss in 2019, a year after net earnings had reached $313 million, AP News reports.
Revenue was down 28% from $1.7 billion in 2018 to just under $1.2 billion last year.
DAMAC is known in Dubai for a number of glitzy projects, including its partnership with the Trump Organization to manage and run two golf courses surrounded by upscale villas and apartments. The business was started by Donald Trump, who earned millions licensing his name to projects well before his election as U.S. president.
DAMAC's loss comes amid concerns of an oversupply of new properties on the market, which prompted Dubai's leadership last year to announce a new committee to review real estate projects before they come into the pipeline. The government is seeking to curb the pace of new construction projects as property prices fall and the sheer scale of developments threatens to outstrip demand.