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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

The property giant attributes loss to falling sales and shrinking profit.

Goldwind 2024 revenue up 12.5%

The clean energy giant posted $7.8bn in revenue for 2024.

Emaar to pay $2.39bn dividend

The company had posted $19bn in property sales for 2024.
  • Chabahar port becomes permanent member of World FZO

    The World FZO is a non-governmental, non-profit entity based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

    Chabahar is Iran's only oceanic port on the Gulf of Oman

    It can from now on participate in the decisions and events of the World FZO

  • ADNOC L&S acquires line boats

    Boats used for marine services at Abu Dhabi petroleum ports.

    All six vessels contracted from Sharjah-based Albwardy Damen.

    ADNOC L&S says it is in the midst of strategic expansion program.

  • TikTok to offer in-app shopping with Shopify

    The social media app will expand into e-commerce in partnership with Shopify

    The social media app will expand into e-commerce in partnership with Shopify

    The news comes amid rising interest in "social commerce" that is expected to be worth some $36 billion in the US this year

  • Samsung announces $205 billion investment plan

    The tech giant is South Korea's largest conglomerate and its overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of the national...

    The tech giant is South Korea's largest conglomerate and its overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of the national gross domestic product

    Samsung Electronics, the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group, is the world's biggest smartphone maker

  • High cost of non-stop flying shakes up aviation

    The global aviation industry has been booming for the last few decades now. But the unprecedented growth in jets flying...

    The aviation sector generates 2-3% of global carbon emissions

    Industry leaders pledged to halve net CO2 emissions to 2005 levels by 2050

  • Bahrain’s rich own half of its total wealth

    Nearly half of Bahrain’s wealth, of $69 billion, is possessed by its super-rich citizens, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

    Ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), who are valued at $100m or more are expected to own 44pc of overall financial wealth in the kingdom by 2025

    the upper high-net-worth ($20m to $100m) and lower high-net-worth ($1m to $20m) individuals are expected to own 9pc and 15pc of financial wealth in the kingdom respectively by 2025

  • Kuwait looks to regulate local used-car trade market

    The regulation will look to limit the maximum number of cars non-Kuwaiti residents in the country can own.

    Local authorities were recently alerted to people in the country with up to 50 vehicles in their names

    These people were apparently trading in used cars without a proper license

  • Abu Dhabi Judicial Department pulls up banks over loan guarantees

    Failing to take guarantees is a violation of the requirements and controls regulating the granting of loans, said the department.

    In many cases already filed, courts found the guarantee provided by a borrower not proportional to the value of the loan

    In some other cases, banks apparently disbursed money against the borrower’s guarantee or his identification papers only

  • Abu Dhabi’s IHC looks at ‘few billion dollars’ deals

    International Holding Co (IHC), Abu Dhabi’s largest conglomerate, is looking at acquisitions of various companies in different sectors.

    IHC, now the most valuable company on the Abu Dhabi bourse with a market capitalization of $72bln, is also considering a 2022 IPO

    IHC is also looking at three or four targets in the food sector, as well as eyeing targets in the healthcare and leisure and retail sectors

  • Qatar’s Islamic lender buys 5% stake in Al Rayan

    Masraf Al Rayan, Qatar’s Islamic lender, has bought an additional 5 percent stake in Al Rayan (UK) from Qatar Holding...

    The Islamic lender’s shareholding in Al Rayan rises to 75 percent

    This represents a purchase of 5,000,000 ordinary shares of GBP1 par value

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