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 European Commission, the EU's powerful antitrust body, named 22 "core platform" services belonging to five US tech behemoths identified...

    Brussels is working through a dense legislative agenda to build tougher regulation of big tech, arguing it needs to protect European consumers online.

    Observers say the law could open a new battlefront between digital titans and the European Union as some companies consider launching legal challenges.

  • Tehran, Iran -- Production of pick-up trucks and vans in Iran in the first five months of the current Iranian...

    In total, 11,436 pick-up trucks were manufactured in the country in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year.

    The number of vans produced in the country from March 21 to August 22, 2023 was 1,371, showing a 70 percent hike compared to the same period of last year.

  • ONE is focused on high-density LFP-based batteries.

    OIA and ONE signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to explore potential areas of collaboration in energy storage and battery manufacturing in Oman.

    ONE is focused on high-density LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate)-based batteries, which are created from lower-cost, more abundant iron.

  • The bond will be used to finance eligible green assets.

    It was 2.9 times oversubscribed, attracting interest from a range of local, regional and international investors that placed total orders of over $1.9 billion.

    As of 30th June 2023, ADCB’s eligible green loan portfolio had experienced notable year-on-year growth of 61 percent, reaching $1.65 billion, he said.

  • Billionaire Musk has also previously been accused of fueling anti-Semitic tropes, including attacks against Jewish philanthropist George Soros. According to...

    Musk late Monday accused the US-based Jewish organization of making unfounded complaints against him and X that have scared away advertisers

    In a 2016 report, the group said anti-Semitic attacks against journalists had exploded on Twitter, "thanks to the rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign"

  • This is aimed at supporting UAE export transactions to Egypt.

    Under the terms of the agreement, a revolving loan facility of US$100 million has been established, with the primary aim of supporting transactions involving UAE exports to Egypt.

    The Abu Dhabi Exports Office extends loans and guarantees to Emirati exporters to enhance their contributions to the economy and foster their global expansion.

  • According to an ADNOC statement, the project will be able to capture up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 a...

    The new initiative will siphon planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from the Habshan gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi

    ADNOC is hoping to "maintain its leading position in producing low carbon-intensity barrels" of fuel with its carbon capture initiatives

  • Brussels is working through a dense legislative agenda to build tougher regulation of big tech, arguing it needs to protect...

    EU will name which services will be considered big enough to fall under the next wave of regulation

    The new rules will force the iPhone-maker to allow alternative app stores on its products

  • Osama Nofal, of the Gaza economic ministry, put the value of Gaza exports to Israel and the occupied West Bank...

    Israel's army chief on Monday ordered a halt to commercial deliveries from Gaza to Israel after an alleged attempt to smuggle explosives

    The Gaza Strip has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since the Islamist group Hamas seized power in the Palestinian territory in 2007

  • The group invests in information, communications and technology sectors.

    The group's growth strategy has resulted in investments in the Information, Communication and Technology sectors inside Saudi Arabia and globally

    The most recent investment being the acquisition by Tawal, a subsidiary of stc Group, of United Group’s telecommunications tower assets in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia