INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

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.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – flynas reported record results for its performance in 2023 compared to the previous year 2022, with...

    The low-cost carrier has taken delivery of 19 new aircraft during 2023, upscaling fleet size to 64, a rise of over 35 percent.

    flynas launched 57 new destinations and increased seat capacity by 22 percent for domestic and international flights in 2023.

  • Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector in the country for November was 118.65 points,...

    Qatar's industrial PPI fell 1.95% in November, driven by oil price drops in mining and some manufacturing sectors.

    Electricity prices defied the trend, showing MoM and YoY increases, while water prices dipped MoM but rose slightly YoY.

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia --Consumer spending in Saudi Arabia grew by 8 percent to SAR 111.5 billion ($29.73 billion) in November...

    Point-of-sale purchases led the charge, rising 12% year-over-year as Saudi Arabia embraces cashless shopping.

    Cash withdrawals from ATMs rose by almost 1 percent YoY to roughly SAR 45.6 billion in November.

  • Halliburton has been operating in the UAE for five decades.

    Under the agreement, Halliburton will expand its footprint within the UAE by establishing a cutting-edge facility for calibrating drilling tools used in the oil industry

    The state-of-the-art facility is set to occupy a substantial area of more than one million square feet within the Hamriyah Free Zone

  • The projects in 6 industrial cities are valued at $143 million.

    These projects, conducted in collaboration with several national companies, aim to foster opportunities for value chain initiatives and bolster local content.

    Among the agreements, MODON has inked a contract for establishing 80 factories and ready-made products in Al-Ahsa and Taif's industrial cities.

  • Dubai, UAE--Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022. Bitcoin touched a 21-month peak of...

    It reached a 21-month peak of $45,532, having gained 156% last year in its strongest yearly performance since 2020

    Expectations that major central banks will cut interest rates this year has also been a boon for cryptocurrencies

  • Dubai, UAE--The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has started implementing the cabinet decision to expand the scope...

    The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation notified more than 12,000 companies to comply with the decision, providing them sufficient time to meet their required targets

    The ministry said it will continue to hold training workshops to educate companies subject to the decision about the procedures to follow in order to meet their required targets

  • Cairo, Egypt – ADIB-Egypt has launched its exclusive portfolio of Private Banking Services, providing a Shariah-compliant banking proposition for its high-net-worth...

    ADIB-Egypt’s Private Banking platform also provides access to Financial Advisory services led by specialized experts, to help clients' wealth achieve its full potential

    ADIB is also introducing a new service granting clients exclusive access to premier banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates

  • The production started at the first well in the Gulf of Suez.

    Egypt's petroleum minister said the project first phase aims to reach 6,000 barrels per day by mid-January

    The completion of the second well is expected by mid-January to raise production to targeted levels

  • Dubai, UAE--Brokerage firms at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) opened 57,054 new investor accounts in 2023, marking a significant increase...

    The expansion in the growth resulted from the listing of the government and semi-government companies and also rising popularity of online trading

    The brokerage firms numbering 29 on the bourse executed over 3.83 million transactions in 2023, a 32.7% increase compared to 2022's 2.88 million