Talabat IPO offer price range announced
The subscription will close on 27 Nov for UAE retail investors.
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Saudi ministry, Red Sea Authority to boost coastal tourism
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Red Sea Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, has launched the "Seas...
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Transformative New Murabba Stadium design in Riyadh revealed by PIF
Equipped with cutting-edge sporting technology, the stadium will offer an immersive and personalized experience for fans. Additionally, it will act...
- The design of the Stadium symbolizes the fusion of tradition and innovation that defines New Murabba
- The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2032
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RTA launches Phase II Study of Intelligent Traffic Systems Initiative
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started the study and design of Phase II of ITS Improvement and Expansion...
- This phase to cover 100 percent of Dubai's main roads, adopt latest smart technologies and software
- The project has improved incident monitoring by 63 percent, reduced response times by 30 percent
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JPMorgan to launch ‘Pay With Your Face’ Shopping
JPMorgan Chase is reportedly preparing to launch a biometric payments system for the masses, the Daily Hodl reported quoting the American...
- 28% of consumers have used facial recognition for an online purchase in the last 30 days
- Â 3 billion people will pay using biometrics by 2026, with global transactions hitting $5.765 trillion per year
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Work-life imbalance, mental health hit women hardest
Despite widespread cultural and contextual differences, many women around the world are experiencing similar challenges in and out of the...
- Women are feeling the weight of misbalanced caregiving and domestic responsibilities.
- Nearly half of the women say they are worried about their personal safety at work or when commuting or travelling for work
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Oil prices fall amid Israeli Palestinian cease-fire hopes, US crude stockpile building
Oil prices fell on Wednesday over growing hopes for a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas and rising crude inventories...
- International benchmark Brent crude traded at $85.28 per barrel
- Increase of 4.9 million barrels in US crude oil inventories
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Drake & Scull to issue 2.4 billion shares
This will raise its share capital by $163 million to $944 million.
- The subscription will open on April 25 and close on May 10. New Shares will be allocated on May 16 while share trading will resume on May 21.
- The Mandatory Convertible Sukuk will be issued on May 31 for a period of five years and will be converted into Drake & Scull shares
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Middle East economy firm despite challenges
Non-oil growth to stay robust, bolstered by a strong non-oil GDP growth in the region's two biggest economies, UAE and...
- The disruption to Red Sea trade has revived discussions around the need for alternative trade corridors
- There is a growing momentum around green financing following the success of COP28 and the introduction of green finance frameworks
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ADNOC Gas to pay $3.25bn in dividends
The company had paid an interim cash dividend of $1.62bn in Dec 2023.
- A further $1.625 billion scheduled for distribution in the second quarter of 2024.
- In 2023, it reported revenues of $22.7 billion and a net income of $4.7 billion
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Amlak 2023 net profit $70m
The company's revenue fell by 18 percent in 2023.
- Revenues from financing business activities for the year 2023 declined by 3 percent as compared to 2022 and stood at AED 122 million in 2023 (FY22: AED 127 million).
- The company recorded a net gain of AED174 million (2022: AED 349 million) on debt settlement arrangements and was able to reduce its debt burden by AED531 million.
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Waha to pay cash dividend of 10 fils
The firm also okays 1.5 fils per share special dividend.
- Waha Capital reported a net profit of AED440 million in 2023, an increase of 28 percent from the previous year.
- Waha Investment, the company’s wholly owned asset management subsidiary, produced a net profit of AED639 million.
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Middle East economy firm despite challenges
Non-oil growth to stay robust, bolstered by a strong non-oil GDP growth in the region's two biggest economies, UAE and...
- The disruption to Red Sea trade has revived discussions around the need for alternative trade corridors
- There is a growing momentum around green financing following the success of COP28 and the introduction of green finance frameworks
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ADNOC Gas to pay $3.25bn in dividends
The company had paid an interim cash dividend of $1.62bn in Dec 2023.
- A further $1.625 billion scheduled for distribution in the second quarter of 2024.
- In 2023, it reported revenues of $22.7 billion and a net income of $4.7 billion
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Amlak 2023 net profit $70m
The company's revenue fell by 18 percent in 2023.
- Revenues from financing business activities for the year 2023 declined by 3 percent as compared to 2022 and stood at AED 122 million in 2023 (FY22: AED 127 million).
- The company recorded a net gain of AED174 million (2022: AED 349 million) on debt settlement arrangements and was able to reduce its debt burden by AED531 million.