INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings
  • Tehran, Iran -- Trade between Iran and the European Union member states reached 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in the...

    Iran-EU trade exchanges declined by 10 percent compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

    Germany, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for most of the export of products to Iran from January to June 2023.

  • Since the beginning of August, European-style bakeries selling baguettes in the formerly French-ruled country had been prevented from accessing their...

    Days later those same bakeries also stopped receiving non-subsidized flour and semolina from the state, which controls the supply of all such essential goods in the country.

    Economists attribute the bread shortage partly to speculation but, more broadly, to the lack of cereals. Tunisia's debt is around 80 percent of gross domestic product.

  • Dubai, UAE -- The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) recorded a surge of 8 percent in Brazilian exports to...

    Brazilian exports to the the kingdom totaled to $1.873 billion in the first seven months of 2023, while exports to exports to the United Arab Emirates amounted to $1.646 billion.

    Kuwait also witnessed an increase in the Brazilian exports, which amounted to $157.78 million during this period.

  • BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that companies from his country plan to expand their activities in...

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made the statement at a meeting with the head of Russia’s Tatarstan region Rustam Minnikhanov in Budapest.

    The head of Tatarstan came to Budapest at the invitation of Orban in connection with the Hungarian national holiday, St. Stephen's Day.

  • Jakarta, Indonesia--Indonesian President Joko Widodo departed for South Africa on Sunday to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg amid speculation that...

    Before leaving for the BRICS summit, Widodo told reporters that apart from attending the event he will also meet with other world leaders

    Launched in 2009, BRICS aims to tame Western economic domination in global affairs, much to the consternation of the Western political leadership

  • Saudi Arabia's football clubs continue to win over global stars with Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic becoming the latest player to...

    Fulham said in a statement that it can confirm that Aleksandar Mitrovic has this evening left to join Al Hilal for a record transfer fee

    Mitrovic will be Al Hilal's latest high-profile signing after their swoops for stars like Neymar Neymar, Kalidou Koulibaly and others

  • GANDHINAGAR, INDIA - Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs...

    The meeting discussed the progress made by the Joint Finance and Health Task Force (JFHTF) this year.

    The UAE participated in the three meetings that the Task Force held this year under the G20 Finance Track.

  • ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - UAE Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Mohammed Salem Al Rashidi said that the...

    Masdar signed a joint development agreement with the Ethiopian government in January 2023 in Abu Dhabi to develop two solar power plants.

    Ethiopia is a key investment partner for the UAE in East Africa, as it has a large and emerging consumer market of over 100 million people.

  • Dubai, UAE--Oil prices jumped about 1% on Friday on signs of slowing U.S. output, but both crude benchmarks also ended...

    After industry data showed that the US oil and natural gas rig count fell for the sixth week in a row, both benchmarks pushed higher on Friday

    A worsening property crisis in China added to concerns about the country sluggish economic recovery as oil prices dropped about 2 percent from last week

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE-- As the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Ethiopia to strengthen relations with the African country,...

    According to Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the investments encompass four key sectors: chemicals, food and beverages, aluminum and pharmaceuticals

    He said the country's re-exports to Ethiopia climbed 8.6 percent year-on-year to $553.3 million in 2022, continuing a strong upward trend since 2018