Saudi investors witness 40% fall in US equities trading in Q3 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- In the third quarter of 2023, Saudi investors engaged in sell and buy transactions on US...
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Arab meet calls for more investments in renewable energy
Speaking at the 12th Arab Energy Conference organized by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), Qatar's Energy Minister...
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OPEC Fund to provide $40m loan for Vietnam SME financing needs
Vienna, Austria -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will provide a $40 million loan to Vietnam Maritime Commercial...
- The loan will support at least 80 local businesses, providing financing to meet critical needs to grow their businesses.
- Vietnam has more than 500,000 private firms, and more than 95 percent of these are micro and small enterprises,
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UAE, Ukraine keen on parliamentary, economic ties
MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash discussed ways to enhance cooperation with First Deputy...
- UAE, Ukraine discuss parliamentary cooperation through exchanging visits and enhancing coordination.
- The two sides deliberated on improving trade and economic ties between the two countries.
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Real estate, e-commerce to push UAE growth
Global economic challenges have led the UAE to review priorities and investment trends, with a focus on five key sectors:...
- The UAE economy recorded its fastest growth rate in over a decade despite the global economic slowdown.
- The IMF expects the UAE’s non-oil economy to grow by about 4 percent in 2023 and accelerate over the medium-term.
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Saudi Enterprises Bank sets aside $2.79 billion to finance SMEs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Bank of Saudi Arabia's National Development Fund said Sunday it has...
- The Bank's direct and indirect lending programs, financing guarantee programs and investment programs will be financed over the next three years.
- These programs support the kingdom's Vision 2030 and to raise the contribution of SMEs to the GDP to 35 percent.
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Egypt’s exports to China increase by nearly 21 percent in 2022
Cairo, Egypt -- Egyptian exports to China rose by 20.8 percent to $1.7 billion in the first 11 months of...
- The trade exchange between Egypt and China increased by 2.6 percent during the first 11 months of 2022, reaching $14.9 billion.
- Fuel, mineral oils and distillate products, cotton, and fruits made up the top 10 categories of goods that Egypt shipped to China.
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Weeklong real estate deals worth $3.51 billion recorded in Dubai
Dubai, UAE -- Dubai recorded a total of 3,332 real estate transactions worth AED 12.9 billion ($3.51 billion) during the...
- A Dubai Land Department report said that 274 plots were sold for AED 3.17 billion, while 2,370 apartment and villa sales totaled AED 4.93 billion.
- Al Hebiah Fifth recorded the most transactions for this week with 117 sales transactions worth AED 320.97 million, followed by Jabal Ali First.
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Masdar, Cote d’lvoire to develop 70MW solar power plant
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Masdar has signed an agreement with the Cote d'lvoire's energy ministry to explore the development of...
- The agreements were signed under the umbrella of the Etihad 7 initiative, a UAE-led program that aims to build 20GW renewable energy in Africa.
- The plant would support the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire’s goal of 42 percent of its energy mix coming from renewable sources by 2030.
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QCB issues treasury bills worth $832m for up to nine months
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has issued treasury bills worth QR 3 billion ($832 million), attracting a total...
- One of bills, valued QR 1 billion had a tenor of one week and a yield of 5.005 percent.
- The bank issued treasury bills worth $274 million for a one-week term on Feb 26.
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Aramco’s $7 billion petrochemical project breaks ground in South Korea
Dubai, UAE -- Saudi energy giant Aramco broke ground for its 26.25-billion-riyal ($7 billion) Shaheen Petrochemical Project, its biggest in...
- Scheduled for completion by 2026, the Shaheen project is aimed at converting crude oil into petrochemical feedstock.
- With an annual production capacity of up to 3.2 million tons, Shaeen is Aramco's biggest project in South Korea.
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Villas, apartments form bulk of $490m realty deals in Dubai
Dubai, UAE -- Dubai real estate market recorded deals worth AED1.8 billion ($490 million) on Thursday, Dubai Land Department said....
- The deals included 502 sales transactions worth AED1.2 billion, in addition to 98 mortgage deals of AED388.51 million.
- Mortgages included 76 villas and apartments worth AED182.63 million and 22 land plots valued at AED205.88 million.
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Saudi Arabia’s cement sales fall by 8.5 percent in September
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers decreased by 8.5 percent to 4.1 million tons...
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Middle East economic growth to fall in 2023, says World Bank
WASHINGTON, US - The growth of the economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expected to fall...
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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
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ADNOC to deploy UAE-made drones
ADNOC's partnership with EDGE Group aimed at cutting emissions.
- EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing UAVs for ADNOC to deploy in its operations, to minimize emissions and enhance environmental performance.
- ADNOC has allocated an initial $15 billion (AED55 billion) to lower-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies.
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Value of Dubai realty deals up 40 percent in third quarter 2023
Dubai, UAE -- The value of real estate deals in Dubai increased by 40 percent to reach AED 97.55 billion...
- The emirate's market surged 22 percent in terms of transactions, with Q3 2023 recording 31,216 transactions compared to 25,503 in the same period in 2022.
- In terms of the number of transactions, Jumeirah Village Circle topped with 1,418 transactions, followed by Arjan (1,163) and Sobha Hartland (1,115).
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ADNOC signs pacts with 30 firms
This will create manufacturing opportunities worth $2.7bn.
- The new agreements, outline the companies’ intention to locally manufacture products potentially worth up to AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) in ADNOC’s supply chain, ADNOC said.
- Personal Protective Equipment, which will enhance the safety of operations across all ADNOC Group companies, are among the products to be produced locally.