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stc Group Q1 net profit up 11.05%

The Group reported a revenue of $5.12 billion.

SAIB reports $139 million Q1 net profit

its assets increased by 20.08 percent to $43.65bn.

Nissan forecasts $5.3bn annual net loss

Last year, it announced 9,000 job cuts worldwide.

Saudia to acquire 20 wide-body aircraft

10 of these being acquired for its flydaeal low-cost airline

ADIB’s Q1 net profit $517 million

Q1 2025 net profit before tax increased 18% YoY.

Saudi Arabia takes offense at EU duties

The new strategy also aims to increase local investments to 1.7 trillion riyals annually by 2030.
By TRENDS Desk AFP
August 20, 2021 2:23 pm
  • In the complaint, dated Aug. 17 but circulated to WTO members on Thursday, Saudi Arabia charges that the EU unfairly imposed provisional anti-dumping duties
  • The chemical compound is used in a variety of industrial processes, including to produce polyester fibers and components for manufacturing plastic bottles

Saudi Arabia has filed a World Trade Organization complaint over EU anti-dumping duties on imports of a chemical compound used to make synthetic fibers and plastic bottles, according to a document published on Thursday.

In the complaint, dated Aug. 17 but circulated to WTO members on Thursday, Saudi Arabia charges that the EU unfairly imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of mono-ethylene glycol.

The chemical compound is used in a variety of industrial processes, including to produce polyester fibers and components for manufacturing plastic bottles.

It is also used in the production of engine coolant for the automotive industry, as antifreeze, solvents and a dehydration agent in natural gas pipelines, among other things.

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