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SIB’s 2024 profit $272m

The profit surpassed AED 1 billion for the first time in bank's history.

AD Ports to invest in Kazakh port

Under the deal, AD Ports Group owns 51% stake.

PIF acquires stake in Saudi Re

The acquisition was made by way of a capital increase.

ADNOC Gas awards contracts

The $2.1bn contracts are aimed at enhancing LNG supply infrastructure.

ADNOC L&S buys stake in Navig8

The company will acquire the remaining stake in mid-2027.
  • Foreigners in Kuwait on commercial visit to get work permit now

    The move is aimed at meeting growing demand for manpower by companies in the country. After all, the number of...

    Thousands of expats left Kuwait this year and have been unable to return due to the pandemic

    This move is expected to offset that talent drain and attract more such talent into the country

  • Evergrande’s crash crunch stumps investors and homeowners alike

    The once-mighty Evergrande Group has long been the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom to expand...

    The once-mighty Evergrande Group has long been the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom to expand into more than 280 Chinese cities

    But it is now smothered by a $300 billion liabilities burden that has crushed its credit rating, share prices

  • Kuwait starts 100,000 bpd oil-gathering center

    Kuwait is one of five countries that negotiated a higher baseline for its quota in a July 18 OPEC+ meeting.

    A gathering center is a facility that collects oil from a field to be transferred usually by pipelines

    This gathering center is formally referred to as GC-31 and is located in in northern Kuwait

  • Amazon to hire 1,500 people in UAE as it expands business

    Amazon, the US e-commerce giant, has announced that it would add 1,500 jobs in the United Arab Emirates to cope...

    The jobs, according to the company, will be created as it expands its fulfillment center storage capacity by 60 percent

    This expansion is expected to create additional jobs through its sellers and delivery partners

  • Oman tax authority to fine VAT non-filers

    Those who have not filed VAT returns would see a fine of up to OMR5,000 (around $13,000) imposed on them.

    The standard rate of VAT in Oman is 5 percent

    It is among the lowest in the world

  • Top Saudi banks see increase in deposits and financing in Q2

    Top Saudi banks have seen strong growth in the second quarter of the current fiscal in financing and deposits. According...

    The outlook for cost of risk remains relatively stable, says Alvarez & Marsal

    L&A and deposit growth was supported by the merger of NCB and SAMBA to form Saudi National Bank

  • ESG wins $12.5m contract for upkeep of Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Road

    Emirates Stallions Group, a subsidiary of the International Holding Company (IHC,) has secured a $12.5 million contract from the Abu...

    Landscaping contract is one of largest public municipality projects of its type

    ESG has presence in 20 markets in the region, with assets of 537 million dirhams as of the end of the first quarter this year

  • Dragon Oil to double output by 2026

    Dragon Oil to double output by 2026

    The company is eying new developments in Turkmenistan, Iraq, and Egypt

    It achieved a positive performance in 2020, and continued to maintain steady annual growth in 2021

  • Imdaad signs three contracts in a month

    The total value of the contracts signed with several UAE clients is AED90 million.

    Several UAE-based clients have awarded contracts in retail, sports and real-estate sectors.

    Imdaad was hired by the Dubai World Trade Centre for Total Facilities Management services at Expo Village.

  • UAE has advantage in leading global hydrogen market: Report

    DUBAI: The UAE has the foundations and competitive advantages to become one of the largest producers of low-carbon hydrogen in...

    UAE’s strong infrastructure, export facilities, geographic location key advantages.

    ADNOC is already a producer of over 300,000 tons per year of hydrogen in its downstream facilities.