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.
  • Seoul, South Korea--QatarEnergy has signed US$3.90 billion worth agreement with Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of...

    The agreement with the South Korean firm marks the start of the second phase of QatarEnergy's LNG ship acquisition program

    QatarEnergy's ship-building program is the largest of its kind and will play a pivotal role in meeting its future shipping requirements

  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Lucid Group, which is partially owned by the Public Investment Fund, launched Wednesday its first international...

    The manufacturing unit extends over an area of about 31% of the total area allocated to the automotive industry in Jeddah's Special Economic Zone

    In May 2022, Lucid Motors signed a contract to begin construction of its factory in KAEC with a production capacity of 155,000 vehicles

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE--Masdar and PLN Nusantara Power (PLN NP) have signed an agreement to develop Phase II of the successful...

    The clean energy partnership between the UAE and Indonesia saw further consolidation when the two companies signed the deal to expand FPV plant

    The UAE company has developed the region’s largest floating solar facility, the 145 MW Cirata floating solar PV plant in a joint ventre with PT PJB, now PLN NP

  • Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Ras Al Khaimah’s is building its first organic soil fertilizer project at a cost of...

    The company will also carry out research on the creation of unique methods of cultivating plants, medicinal and valuable fungi

    It will also be farming fruits, vegetables and berries, both indoors and outdoors, and conduct organic animal husbandry

  • The financial services sector is witnessing transformative changes, driven by rising demands for personalized services and the integration of cutting-edge...

    The financial services sector is witnessing transformative changes, driven by rising demands for personalized services and the integration of cutting-edge technologies

    Projected to hit $949bn by 2030, FinTech investments spotlight trends like open finance, decentralized finance and digital assets, while open banking enhances decision-making

  • Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms in a new regulation, its trade minister said Wednesday,...

    The regulation means social media firms will not be able to conduct direct transactions but only promote products on their platforms.

    Laws in the archipelago nation did not cover direct transactions through social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook or Instagram before the new regulation.

  • Binance is likely to sell its Russian assets to CommEX.

    The move comes months after reports suggested US authorities were investigating possible sanctions violations.

    The firm said the process would take a year to complete and would involve selling its assets to CommEX, a company that only launched on Tuesday.

  • Dahran, Saudi Arabia -- Aramco and Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Company (Eastern Shenghong) Wednesday signed a cooperation framework agreement to facilitate...

    Aramco and Eastern Shenghong signed agreement to facilitate talks on the possible acquisition by Aramco of a 10 percent strategic equity interest in Shenghong Petrochemical.

    Shenghong Petrochemical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Shenghong, owns and operates a 320 MBD integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex.

  • The bank will extend three-year credit facility of $500 million.

    The agreement is aimed at facilitating the purchase of domestically produced commodities from Saudi Arabia

    It will also enable Trafigura to connect Saudi producers to more than 156 markets worldwide, the bank said.

  • With inflation still sitting well above the central bank's target and the labor market showing few signs of softening, decision-makers...

    All three main indexes on Wall Street tanked Tuesday, shedding more than one percent apiece.

    Asia started on the back foot but most markets managed to eke out gains following a painful start to the week.