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SAIB reports $139 million Q1 net profit

its assets increased by 20.08 percent to $43.65bn.

Nissan forecasts $5.3bn annual net loss

Last year, it announced 9,000 job cuts worldwide.

Saudia to acquire 20 wide-body aircraft

10 of these being acquired for its flydaeal low-cost airline

ADIB’s Q1 net profit $517 million

Q1 2025 net profit before tax increased 18% YoY.

Emirates Islamic Q1 profit $394m

The bank's profit crossed AED 1bn mark for the first time.
  • Dubai real estate rally: transactions worth $192 million recorded on Aug18

    A recent report by real estate firm Chestertons said value of residential transactions increased by nearly 50 percent during the...

    Mortgage deals worth AED104.87 million and 12 gift transactions amounting to AED22.86 million also recorded.

    Completed property sales accounted for 71 percent of total transaction value and 59 percent of volume in Q2.

  • UAE, Saudi Arabia realty growth trumps Covid-19

    Timely preventive measures such as vaccination of frontline construction workers, embracing new technologies , financial stimulus packages, loan relaxation and...

    HSBC Bank expects the rally in Dubai’s real estate sector to last several years.

    Dubai’s prime properties snapped up fast owing to low prices.

  • Drake & Scull net profit vaults to $21.2m in H1

    Drake & Scull International (DSI) has reported a net profit of $21.2 million for the first half of 2021. The...

    As of June this year, accumulated losses amounted to 4.82 billion dirhams, compared to 4.9 billion dirhams at the end of December 2020

    The losses have been attributed to, among others, the work in progress and contract receivables in the company’s legacy projects

  • Race between UAE and Saudi Arabia heats up in logistics

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a new bout of competition that could decide which...

    The UAE has a market share of logistics industry is 42% (US$60 billion) compared with Saudi Arabia’s share is 25%

    As the share of maritime trade is 70% of the global trade, sea freight is the main mode for cargo delivery is logistics and transportation in the GCC region

  • Flyadeal ropes in Airbus to support its A320 fleet

    The Saudi low fares airline, flyadeal, has signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement with Airbus to support its...

    The carrier will benefit from integrated material services including spare pool access

    The agreement includes the 1,000th aircraft supported by Airbus Flight Hour Services

  • Bahrain-origin exports up by 62 percent in July

    Saudi Arabia ranked first for Bahrain-origin exports and re-exports. Portable digital automatic data processing machines were the top product re-exported...

    Unwrought aluminum and agglomerated iron ore and concentrates top two exports.

    Brazil, China and UAE top three importers for Bahrain.

  • Expo 2020: Syria pavilion to display world’s first alphabet

    The war-ravaged nation has themed its participation ‘We Will Rise Together’, inspired by its rich cultural past and future aspirations.

    Visitors can learn about the development of early writing systems and alphabets across the nation.

    An interactive recital of humankind’s oldest musical notation will be held at the pavilion.

  • Prices of Dubai villas go through roof

    Prices of villas and apartments have leaped up in Dubai by as much as 27 percent in the second quarter...

    Property management company Asteco says gradual recovery continues in Q2, with price surges in some areas

    Jumeirah Park saw the highest rise in sales price increase - 27 percent from Q1 to Q2 2021

  • Portal to connect engineers with clients in Saudi Arabia launched

    Details of the providers of services such as surveying consultancy, design contracts, boundary supervision and turnkey contracts will be available...

    It will have details of registered businesses that can provide the required services in specific areas.

    Saudi Council of Engineers expects the portal to enhance competition, transparency.

  • Kuala Lumpur-based IILM reissues $1.25 bn short-term Sukuk

    IILM's Governing Board includes the central banks and monetary agencies of UAE and Qatar as members. It is a regular...

    The competitive tender was oversubscribed at an average rate of 1.6 times.

    IILM’s year-to-date cumulative issuances reaches $9.36 billion through 24 Sukuk.

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