Saudi National Bank launches US dollar-denominated sukuk

• The sukuk are offered to qualified investors inside and outside Saudi Arabia.
• The amount and sukuk’s terms of offer will be subject to market conditions.

‘Israeli army tortures and rapes Palestinian girls’

• Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, often together with family members, including their children, a UN press statement said
• Experts have called for an independent, impartial, prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the allegations and for Israel to cooperate with such investigations.

stc 2023 revenues is $19.28bn

• The growth was mainly attributed to the increase in commercial unit revenues by 5.1 percent
• It was also due to rise in carriers and wholesale unit revenues by 1.4 percent in stc KSA,.

Construction in China-Saudi Arabia ethylene project begins

• The project is being built in the Gulei petrochemicals base in Zhangzhou city, in eastern China’s Fujian Province.
• The project entails a total investment of $6.3 billion from SABIC and Fujian Energy Petrochemical Group Co. Ltd.

Iran-EU trade surpasses US$5bn in 2023, says Eurostat

• Trade between Iran and member states of the EU recorded a decrease of 9 percent from January to December 2023.
• During that period, the exchange of products between Iran and the EU member states was valued at US$5 billion.

KEZAD Group, Al Ghurair Group’s APT ink lease pact to set up manufacturing facility

• The 30,000 square meters advanced manufacturing facility for APT in KEZAD will be located adjacent to Emirates Global Aluminum.
• The facility will be one of the largest manufacturers of aluminum in the world and will be operational by early 2025.

Emirates Flight acquires Bustanica

• Bustanica’s 330,000sqft facility has the capacity to grow more than 1 million kilograms of leafy greens a year.
• Its produce is available across all major retailers in the UAE such as Spinney's, Waitrose, Carrefour, and Choithrams.

SCC committee discusses issues related to Sharjah’s economy and tourism

• The committee addressed the outcomes of its recent visit to Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.
• The committee was briefed about the authority’s efforts to stimulate tourism by conducting events throughout the year.

HMG 2023 net profit $544m

• The increase in net profit came as revenues edged up 14.41 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$2.5 billion (SAR 9.5 billion).
• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 18.49 percent YoY to US$666 million (SAR 2.5 billion).

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