Emaar Properties Co

UAE

Emaar Properties has real estate interests in sixteen countries, but this year the eyes of the world were focused on Dubai when Emaar unveiled the Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest tower. The start of the year was further capped by a 221 percent rise in net profit in the first half – astonishing, in the wake of the Gulf’s painful real estate correction.

Each of Emaar’s 5,000 employees contributed $84,937 to its dramatic turnaround in fortunes this year. Overall, the first half of 2010 recorded a net profit of $424.68m, a stark contrast to a loss of nearly $290m in the same period last year.