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.

  • The final orderbook of the green sukuk closed at $2.6 billion.

    The issuance was met with exceptional demand, attracting interest from over 100 global and regional investors.

    ADIB intends to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds of this issuance to fund eligible green projects.

  • The company net profit for July-September sank 29 percent

    Sony saw net profit hitting $5.8 billion in the year to March 2024, up from the previous projection of 860 billion yen

    Annual sales were seen at 12.4 trillion yen, compared with a previous estimate of 12.2 trillion yen

  • Profitability dropped 22% due to lower realized prices.

    The decline in profitability was also due to additional discounts on condensate sales in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).

    The Company’s revenue for the first nine months of the year decreased 21 percent to AED 1,195 million ($326mm).

  • The bump in subscription came amid its cost-cutting campaign.

    Its clients rose to 112.6 million at the end of September from 105.7 million at the end of June

    Netflix, Disney's rival, last month said subscriber numbers grew nearly 11 percent to 247 million

  • Amlak's total income for the third quarter decreased by 19%.

    Revenues from financing business decreased by 10 percent to AED 90 million during Q3 2023 as compared to AED 100 million in Q3 2022.

    The company recorded a net gain of AED 174 million on debt settlement arrangements and was able to reduce its debt burden by AED 531 million.

  • Manama, Bahrain--Export Bahrain and Alibaba.com have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost global trade and economic growth in...

    The agreement signed during the 6th China International Import Exhibition held in Shanghai will enable Export Bahrain and Alibaba.com to leverage their respective strengths

    The collaboration between the two entities will enable the Chinese giant to train and support Bahraini suppliers in utilizing e-commerce platforms effectively

  • Adoption is driven by government initiatives, global cloud providers, and the need for agility and scalability in the region.

    68% of Middle East companies want to migrate their operations to the cloud within the next two years

    To fund these initiatives, 76% of companies intend to increase their cloud budget over the coming year

  • Global firms looking to hire space for offices and demand from govt, local dwellers have turbocharged the sector, driving property...

    Demand for office space in Abu Dhabi was primarily fueled by government and semi-government institutions, which remain the city's primary tenants

    To cope with the high demand, Dubai will supply the market with an extra 72,000 square meters of office space by the end of the fourth quarter

  • It posted a five-percent decline in revenues to US$367m.

    It reported a decrease in net profit to $2.61 million in Q3 2023, a notable decline from $10.78 million recorded in Q3 2022

    Aramex, however, posted a 4% YoY increase in gross profit and a resilient EBITDA of $36.48m for the third quarter of 2023

  • Brent crude, the main international contract, briefly dropped more than 2 percent to hit $79.80, before bouncing back above $80...

    Crude had already plunged about four percent the previous day on news that China's exports fell at a faster pace than predicted in October.

    The drop in oil prices provided some support to stocks, but they still struggled. After opening with modest gains, Wall Street's main indices slipped into the red.