World Bank offers to host Lost and Damage Fund: Official
Dubai, UAE -- "World Bank has offered to host the Lost and Damage Fund, so we'll work very closely with...
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14 financial giants confirm expansion into Abu Dhabi: ADGM
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a leading international financial center of the UAE’s capital, Thursday announced...
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Ajman real estate deals up by 73 percent in Nov to $381 million
Ajman, UAE-- The Department of Lands and Real Estate Regulation in Ajman recorded 1121 real estate transactions worth AED1.4 billion...
- Department of Lands and Real Estate Regulation recorded 123 mortgage transactions with a total value of AED 437 million.
- The highest mortgage value was recorded at AED 93.5 million in the “Al-Nakhil 1” area.
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UAE 2031 vision key to its global ambitions
The vision is based on four pillars that cover all sectors including the society, economy, diplomacy and ecosystem, the government...
- We the UAE 2031’ vision is a national plan through which the UAE aims to pursue its development path for the next 10 years.
- It seeks to "enhance the position of the UAE as a global partner and an attractive and influential economic hub", the government says.
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KEZAD Group signs lease
The 50-year lease was signed with Star Paper Mill.
- Under the agreement, Star Paper Mill in collaboration with RC Paper Machines, will expand its existing capacities with an investment of AED200m.
- Star Paper Mill’s new facility would have installed capacity of 135,000 tons to manufacture recycled semi kraft liner, white top liner and testliner.
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Sharjah records 68% increase in female entrepreneurs: Business Council director
Sharjah, UAE--- Sharjah has witnessed a 68 percent increase in female entrepreneurs recently and as the market grows and expands,...
- More than 50 percent of the UAE’s museums were located in the emirate and that tourism made up over 12 percent of the GDP.
- About 90 percent of the AED700 million real estate investments in the emirate last month were made by foreigners.
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Sharjah realty market gains, records deals worth $735 million in Nov
Sharjah, UAE-- A total of 2,813 real estate transactions valued at AED 2.7 billion ($735 million) were recorded in Sharjah...
- A total of 2,813 real estate transactions valued at AED 2.7 billion ($735 million) were recorded in Sharjah during November, compared to AED 1.9 billion in October.
- The report revealed that real estate market sales covered a total area of 13.3 million square feet, distributed over 99 locations.
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Stocks markets, oil prices extend losses as experts warn of stagflation
After a healthy rally in recent weeks fuelled by signs that price rises were slowing, the US Federal Reserve, European...
- While inflation in most countries has started coming down -- helped by a drop in energy costs -- it remains at multi-decade highs.
- And observers have warned that economies could be heading for a period of stagflation where prices keep rising but growth stalls.
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Tadweer added to ADQ’s portfolio
Tadweer's full share ownership was transferred to ADQ.
- Tadweer is the sole custodian of waste management for the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
- ADQ’s energy and utilities portfolio also includes Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC).
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Top Jordan police officer killed in fuel price protests: Security Directorate
Colonel Abdul Razzaq Dalabeh, the deputy police chief of Maan province, was shot in the head on Thursday while police...
- A separate statement said an officer and a non-commissioned officer "were shot while calming down 'saboteurs' who had staged riots", also in Al-Husseiniya.
- The PSD said that it protects freedom of opinion and peaceful expression but would use "appropriate" force with anyone who stages riots and vandalises property.
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Europe’s biggest oil field hikes production, to provide 7% of continent’s demand
Located in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea, the Johan Sverdrup field which until now pumped some 535,000 barrels...
- The field, which is believed to hold 2.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, will represent about a third of Norway's total oil production.
- Equinor owns 42.6 percent of the Johan Sverdrup field, alongside Norway's Aker BP (31.6 percent) and Petoro (17.4 percent), while France's TotalEnergies owns 8.4 percent.
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AMEA Power wins bid
The company will build a 120MW solar project in South Africa.
- The Doornhoek PV Project will sell electricity to the state utility, Eskom, under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.
- AMEA Power is the majority shareholder in the $120 million project and has partnered with a consortium wholly owned by African women.
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UAE banks’ investments reach $157 billion by July end
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Investments of banks operating in the UAE reached AED 580 billion ($157.90 billion) at the end...
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Saudi capital market assets under management rise by $14bn in Q2
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The total assets under management (AUM) held by capital market institutions licensed by Saudi Arabia’s Capital...
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UAE banks to perform strongly in 2023: Standard & Poor’s report
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Standard & Poor's Global Ratings expects that the banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will...
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Saudi capital market institutions employ 5,524 by second quarter end: CMA
Dubai, UAE -- The number of employees at capital market institutions rose by 103 quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 5,524 by the...
- Males accounted for 80 percent of the employees at capital market institutions, with 4,400 employees, while the number of females stood at 1,124.
- Meanwhile, the Saudization rate at these institutions reached 75 percent by the end of Q2, from 77 percent in Q1, according to the Capital Market Institutions Report.
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Investcorp sells stake in Safari
This was Investcorp's fourth exit in India in just a few years.
- In India, Investcorp is an active investor in mid-market companies across consumption-linked sectors and in the real estate business.
- In the private equity space, Investcorp targets opportunities across the consumer tech, healthcare, financial services, and retail.
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Mubadala commits $1bn Blue Owl
The $1bn was committed to Blue Owl's credit platform.
- The partnership will initially focus on its Technology Lending strategy, which provides financing solutions for a broad range of technology and software companies.
- Since 2009, Mubadala’s Credit Investments unit has been investing in private debt opportunities, with a focus on direct lending to middle market and large cap companies.