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Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

This is a 30% YoY increase over Q1 2025.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Qatar Airways annual profit $2bn

This was a record 28% jump in annual net profit.

Saudi banks provide $630 billion loans till August 2022

Saudi banks had given $550bn as loan till August 2021. (WAM)
By TRENDS Desk
October 2, 2022 11:53 pm
  • Private-sector lending also increased by 15 percent year-on-year to SAR 2.241 trillion ($600 billion).
  • Loans granted to public non-financial institutions increased 26 percent YoY to SAR 117.1 billion ($31.14 billion).

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi bank loans granted to public and private sectors grew 15 percent  by the end of August to SAR 2.359 trillion ($630 billion), compared to SAR 2.049 trillion ($550 billion) a year earlier, according to the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

Private-sector lending also increased by 15 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.241 trillion ($600 billion) for the same month.

Meanwhile, loans granted to public non-financial institutions maximized 26 percent YoY to about SAR 117.1 billion ($31.14 billion) by the end of August.

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