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Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

Emirates NBD H1 profit $3.40bn

Total income rose by 12 percent in the same period.

ADIB H1 pre-tax profit $1.08bn

Q2 pre-tax net profit increases by 14 percent.

AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

CBD net profit $394

Commercial Bank of Dubai's assets reach AED 129 billion.
  • The CEO attributed the net profit to improved net interest income, stable non-funded income and lower expected credit losses.
  • Operating income for the full year of 2021 amounted to AED3.18 billion, an increase of 6.9 percent, attributable to higher Net Interest Income.

Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) has reported AED1.45 billion ($394 million) in net profit for the year 2021, a growth of 29.5 percent year-on-year.

Dr. Bernd van Linder, Chief Executive Officer of CBD said the bank has reached a record Dh114 billion in assets driven by strong growth in loans which have increased 17 percent compared to 2020.

He attributed the net profit to improved net interest income, stable non-funded income and lower expected credit losses.

The bank said net interest income is up by 10.1 percent compared to 2020 driven by strong business growth and lower funding costs.

Operating income for the full year of 2021 amounted to AED3.18 billion, an increase of 6.9 percent, attributable to higher Net Interest Income (NII). Operating expenses were AED865 million, up 7.2 percent compared to the full year of 2020. The cost-to-income ratio remains outstanding at 27.18 percent.