INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • SHARJAH, UAE - Alef Group concluded its participation in the ACRES Real Estate Exhibition 2024 with resounding success, generating significant...

    ACRES Exhibition is a unique global Arab platform which brings together major investors and businessmen.

    This is evident in the success achieved by the ACRES over its successive sessions since its launch in 2008.

  • Sharjah, UAE -- Real estate deals worth more than AED 1.4 billion ($381 million) were inked at ACRES 2024, organized...
  • "Technologies such as Generative AI presents new security challenges. The rise of automated spear phishing necessitates reevaluating our trust heuristics....

    Generative AI is driving a surge in sophisticated spear phishing, automating attacks via social media scraping and credential stuffing, transforming the cybersecurity landscape.

    The emergence of tools like WormGPT and FraudGPT on the dark web, coupled with cybercrime's ranking as the world's third-largest economy, is fueling innovative phishing techniques.

  • Alpha Facilities Contracting Company has awarded the contract.

    The contract was awarded a project by Alpha Facilities Contracting Co., an affiliate of Al Fanar Group, to provide catering services at a residential complex in NEOM.

    It is expected that the financial impact of this partnership will begin as of Q1 2024, which will contribute to strengthening the group’s business.

  • Paris, France - Forty years ago Steve Jobs revolutionised personal computing by launching the Apple Macintosh, the first PC with a...

    The first Mac came with 128 kilobytes of memory space, one million times less than top-of-the-line MacBooks today

    Apple paid a whopping $800,000 ($2.5 million in today's money) to air the one-minute ad, seen by 77.6 million TV viewers

  • Kwon, who co-founded Terraform in 2018, was arrested last year in Montenegro and is awaiting extradition to the United States...

    Kwon faces fraud charges in both countries related to the crash

    According to the filing, Kwon holds 92 percent of Terraform's shares

  • The Saudi giant will develop the US$6.4bn plant in Fujian.

    SABIC will own 51% of the project and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will have 49% ownership of the joint venture

    The company said that the complex will consist of a mixed feed steam cracker with an annual ethylene capacity of up to 1.8m tons

  • It pulled out of the US$10bn merger of its Indian operations.

    According to media reports, Sony had sent a termination notice to Zee and that a formal announcement was expected soon

    The reports said that Sony cited conditions of the merger agreement not being met as the reason for the decision

  • Doha, Qatar--The Qatar Chamber (QC) discussed ways to enhance cooperation and exchange expertise with Korean companies in agriculture and food...

    The discussion between the chambers and Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) centered upon ramping up ties in the agriculture sector

    A chamber official emphasized the status of Qatar as a leading investment destination and how it can become a hub for food security

  • This year, emerging markets, led by the UAE, issued record bonds against declining yields and expected rate cuts by major...

    This year, emerging markets, led by the UAE, issued record bonds against declining yields and expected rate cuts by major central banks.

    According to Kamco Invest, this surge is driven by a combination of factors including geopolitical tensions and evolving economic challenges.