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
  • US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said stronger regulation and greater agility was required in supervising the banking sector following...

    Federal Reserve called for greater banking oversight while admitting its own supervisors had failed to take forceful enough action.

    When SVB failed, it was clear that a number of standard assumptions from a regulatory standpoint "were wrong," the Fed chairman said.

  • MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Asian Development Bank's financing partners committed US$11.4 billion to confinance projects in 2022 that boosted the resilience...

    The report reveals that ADB and its partners enabled the countries to face current and emerging shocks.

    ABD and its partners financed projects that helped developing members strengthen trade and small businesses.

  • The GCC gaming industry, bolstered by Saudi Arabia's $38 billion investment, is poised for significant growth that may make it...

    The GCC gaming industry, bolstered by Saudi Arabia's $38 billion investment, is poised for significant growth that may make it a global leader by the year 2030, says an expert

    With the largest gaming community in the GCC, Saudi Arabia recognizes the potential of esports and gaming as drivers of economic growth and cultural development, he adds

  • Responding to reports of a possible renationalization, a government statement said Thames Water's present situation was "a matter for the...

    Britain privatized its water industry in 1989 when Margaret Thatcher was PM. The country's water companies have accumulated combined debt of £54 billion since privatization.

    Thames Water's CEO Sarah Bentley stepped down with immediate effect Tuesday amid mounting worries over the company's debt which totals nearly $18 billion.

  • "Once the data act enters into force, it will unlock the economic and societal potential of data and technologies and...

    Negotiators from the European Council, which represents the 27 member states, and the European Parliament struck a deal late on Tuesday on the data act.

    The new rules also include safeguards against unlawful data transfer by cloud service providers and make it easier to switch providers of data processing services.

  • Kuwait -- Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation (GACA) and the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport signed...

    The MoU amends the agreement signed between the two countries in 1981 will be in effect for five years with the possibility of renewal.

    It will also encourage international airlines to increase their flights to and from Kuwait International Airport and facilitate the movement of passengers and air cargo.

  • Credit Suisse had a staff of around 45,000 before it nearly collapsed on investor fears about its solvency, which prompted...

    Analysts had warned that huge job losses were likely because of the overlapping activities at two of the world's most important banks

    A media report said employees had been told of three coming waves of jobs cuts this year - the first at end-July, the others in September and October

  • While younger generations in Israel no longer share their predecessors' farming ambitions, the country's agricultural experience wed with its innovative...

    A recent report by Start-Up Nation Central, a non-governmental organisation that promotes Israeli technology, listed more than 500 agri-tech companies in Israel

    Shmuel Friedman, whose Green Wadi company provides agricultural consultancy to countries in Africa, Asia and the Gulf, said there was demand for Israeli technology and expertise

  • Sharjah, UAE--Sharjah Football Company has signed Mohamed Firas Belarbi, the Tunisian international defender, from the Ajman Club for an undisclosed...

    Belarbi considered to be one of the most effective attacking midfielders in the UAE championships over the past two years took part in all 26 league matches, scoring 12 goals

    Sharjah Football Company, founded in 2007, is a joint venture between Sharjah Sports Club and the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) on Tuesday announced that Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for...

    Razer will provide premium hardware from their range of gaming peripherals for VIPs and influencers during the esports festival

    Gamers8 has a prize pool of $45 million and the festival concludes with the Next World Forum, a gaming and esports forum