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.
  • Washington, US - Growing geopolitical fragmentation since the invasion of Ukraine has hit commodity markets, threatening to slow the transition to...

    IMF economists said trade disruptions could lower investment in renewable energy and electric vehicles by almost 30 percent till 2030

    It said further geopolitical fragmentation could lead to "turmoil" in the commodity markets, causing long-term economic losses

  • The focus has been on US Treasury bond yields that have surged to levels not seen in over a decade,...

    Asian indices also ended mostly lower with Hong Kong leading the decline, falling nearly 2.7 percent as the market reopened after a holiday weekend

    Russia's currency meanwhile continued to weaken on signs the country's economy is facing slower growth and higher inflation as the Ukraine war drags on

  • Air France-KLM will buy 19.9% shares of SAS.

    The group, along with the Danish state, will invest $1.175 billion in the airline, with Air France-KLM investing $144.5 million to buy the 19.9 percent holding.

    SAS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, an option available because of its operations there, in July 2022 as it reeled from Covid travel bans.

  • ABU DHABI, UAE – ADNOC and Fertiglobe on Tuesday announced the pilot deployment of the world’s first cost-effective modular CycloneCC...

    The CycloneCC technology is designed to improve the economics of point-source carbon capture within industrial facilities.

    Traditional point source carbon capture technology relies on feeding gas through large absorption and stripping towers.

  • JAZAN, SAUDI ARABIA - The Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries has marked a significant milestone with the departure...

    The ship is laden with 37,000 tons of iron steel foundry product, representing the first-ever production of this commodity within the Kingdom.

    The city's port has extensive capabilities and advanced logistical transportation services, making it a hub for trade exchanges in Saudi Arabia.

  • Dubai, UAE -- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Tuesday signed a 30-year water purchaser agreement worth SAR 3.42 billion...

    The project is part of DEWA’s efforts to increase its water desalination capacity to 730 MIGD by 2030, from 490 MIGD at present.  

    This project is the largest of its kind in the world for water production based on Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology using solar energy.  

  • RAS LAFFAN, QATAR - Qatar's state-owned energy giant began construction on Tuesday on a project to expand production from the world's...

    There has been mounting demand for Qatari gas as European consumer nations have scrambled to replace lost Russian deliveries.

    Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi called the project a "leap towards our country's leadership in the field of energy".

  • The agreements are aimed at boosting investment in Aroya Cruise.

    It signed partnerships with the ICEway for IT services, SourceToad for software engineering and Otalio for property management systems on board ships

    In September 2023, Saudi Cruise announced cooperation with top-notch companies in the sector, MJM Marine and DE Wave for Aroya.

  • The aim is to advance insurance services in the Kingdom.

    iot squared is a joint entity between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and STC Group and it provides leading IOT solutions in the logistics service field.

    Najm for Insurance Services was set up in 2007 due to cooperation between insurance firms, Saudi Central Bank and the General Department of Traffic.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE -- ADNOC and international energy company, Occidental, announced today an agreement to undertake a joint preliminary engineering...

    They will undertake a joint preliminary engineering study for the construction of the first megaton-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility outside the United States.

    ADNOC said the study will assess the proposed one million tons per annum (mtpa) DAC facility to be connected to ADNOC’s carbon dioxide (CO2) infrastructure.