INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings
  • Abu Dhabi-based developer Aldar Properties became the first corporate in the UAE to open a sustainable bank account started by...

    Deposits in the accounts are used to fund sustainable projects.

    The bank has said the surplus cash will be used in addressing the climate crisis and financial exclusion.

  • The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has hand-picked Hamed Ahmed Ali as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the wake...

    The newly formed board of directors approved the appointment as part of efforts to “empower new leaders”

    Ali was previously appointed Deputy CEO and Chief Markets Officer of DFM in July 2020

  • Taleem Holdings is one of the largest education providers in the Middle East.

    National Bonds increased the stake in Taaleem, a company with paid-up capital of AED 750 million, from 19.6 percent to 23 percent.

    By end of Q3 2021, National Bond's investment portfolio has grown by more than 32 percent to surpass AED 10 billion ($2.72 billion).

  • Its profit in the first nine months last year was $77 million.

    ADNIC’s overall premium retention ratio reached 33.5 percent for the nine months of 2021

    This was in comparison with 32.7 percent for the same period last year

  • New units to focus on infrastructure, devices, semiconductor memory

    The Nikkei business daily said the three units would focus on infrastructure, devices and semiconductor memory

    The Nikkei noted that splitting up conglomerates had been a successful strategy for some firms in the United States, including Hewlett-Packard

  • The report surveyed risk and compliance professionals and business leaders across 47 countries in SSA.

    The report surveyed risk and compliance professionals and business leaders across 47 countries in SSA

    More than 23 percent of the organisations have fallen victim to bribery and corruption over the past five years

  • Financial technology, or fintech, automates and improves the delivery of financial services.

    Making technology an essential subject in educational curricula in schools is important to advance fintech in Arab countries

    Arab Bank and the National Bank of Kuwait have the best technologies in fintech and online banking

  • The current fare is $450,000 per seat.

    Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space earlier this year

    In total, the company has now sold 700 space tickets, according to a spokesperson

  • Oman and Iran have discussed ways to promote trade relations between the private sector in the two countries as well...

    The talks were held on the sidelines of the 5th International Conference on Health in Islamic Countries, in Tehran.

    Iran-Oman Virtual Expo launched in late September by the Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce 'has been well received'.

  • Ludovic Pouille, French ambassador to Saudi Arabia, believes that AlUla Governorate will become one of the top international tourist destinations...

    He also expressed admiration of what he saw during his third visit to AlUla this year, referring to its nature and developments

    The ambassador noted that the two countries cooperate in the field of agriculture and environment employing innovative techniques and methods to face the climate change