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DUBAI (Reuters) – The Dubai government is considering an initial public offering of Emirates airline, the flagship carrier\u2019s President Tim Clark said on Monday, as authorities work to boost activity on the local stock market.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes are seen at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 15, 2019. REUTERS\/Christopher Pike\/File Photo<\/figcaption>

The emirate\u2019s government is planning to list 10 state-backed companies on its stock exchange and set up a 2 billion dirham ($545 million) market maker fund to encourage trading activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, there has been talk about it. Yes, there has been, perhaps a little bit more flesh on the whole subject than there has been in the past,\u201d Clark said in an interview for the upcoming Reuters Next conference when asked if a listing was a possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m waiting instructions as to how this is going to affect the Emirates Group. What the government of Dubai decides to do…is up to them, I would basically do as I am bid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said earlier this month that it was possible to list the carrier or its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n

Governments have pumped billions of dollars into airlines during the coronavirus pandemic and state-owned Emirates has received around $3.8 billion in equity injections from Dubai, including $2 billion disclosed last year.<\/p>\n

The airline posted a loss of 5.8 billion dirham ($1.6 billion) for the April-September period, down from a 12.6 billion dirham loss for the same period last year.<\/p>\n

However, Clark said he does not expect further government support over the next year so long as the new variant of the coronavirus does not cause too much disruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are restoring our cash position at pace. So it is unlikely, notwithstanding the Omicron variant and its effects… if it\u2019s not as bad as people think it may be, then we see no further recourse to the owner putting equity into the business.<\/p>\n

Clark said that although Emirates would still suffer a loss this year, it would be considerably smaller than in the preceding 12 months. For 2022, he expected the airline to break even or make a profit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very pleased to say we have returned to profitability already, over the last six, seven weeks, we\u2019ve been profitable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To watch the Reuters\u202fNext conference please register here reutersevents.com\/events\/next<\/p>\n

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