INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

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

Burjeel profit nearly doubles

Healthcare demand drives stronger earnings.
  • Manama, Bahrain – The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued treasury bills with a maturity period of 12 months....

    The issue date of the bills is 23 March 2023 and the maturity date is 21st March 2024.

    With this issue, the total outstanding value of government treasury bills reached BD2 billion ($5.3 billion).

  • Women in the region need to be patient, attentive, and teachable to succeed at building a business. The skills women...

    Women in leadership roles can motivate next generation to work towards a sustainable future, says Maryam Al-Mansoori of Rebound Plastic Exchange

    Women can get a head start on their career by picking the brains of successful businesspeople and getting their feet wet at a young age, she adds

  • Women's achievements at all levels during the past 50 years are widely regarded as an essential foundation for shaping the...

    Emirati women succeeded in proving themselves in society as mothers and in the financial world as hard workers and leaders, says an expert.

    Women's achievements at all levels during past 50 years form an essential foundation for shaping the UAE's future, adds Alia Al Serkal of du

  • The inaugural $600m sukuk saw orders of over $2.2 billion.

    The profit rate was tightened by 30 basis points to 5.85%, at a spread of 185 basis points over US treasuries due to the robust order book.

    Middle Eastern investors received 80 percent of the sukuk allocation, Emirates NBD said.

  • Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes, as the models strut, pause and pivot...

    The global fashion industry accounted for two percent of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to the World Resources Institute

    Campaigners and a growing number of climate-conscious social media influencers have led a push toward sustainable fashion

  • SRC is looking to expand its refinancing portfolio.

    SRC said that the agreement is the latest in a series of similar deals to support mortgage financiers and originators

    It will provide liquidity, capital management, and balance sheet de-risking solutions to enhance real estate financiers’ capacity

  • Days after SVB's collapse this month, the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that its...

    In the 2008 financial crisis, authorities spared shareholders and bondholders, said David Smith, professor of commerce at the University of Virginia

    But "there's no bailout" this time in the sense that officials are protecting depositors rather than shareholders and bondholders, Smith said.

  • The online retail giant axed 18,000 jobs in January.

    The layoffs account for a smaller percentage of Amazon's total workforce, which ran up to 1.5 million people in December 2022, than the cuts seen at some other tech giants.

    The cuts would mainly impact Amazon's cloud computing, human resources, advertising and Twitch videogame streaming businesses, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said.

  • LONDON, UK- Europe's natural gas price slid Monday below US$43 for the first time in more than a year and a...

    Monday's low is almost nine times less than the record high struck after key gas producer Russia invaded Ukraine more than one year ago.

    Energy bills remain high for many households and businesses, however, with wholesale costs taking time to filter down to the end consumer.

  • Firm said non-monetary factors played a role in earnings.

    Western powers have imposed sanctions against Russia due to the Ukraine war.

    Rosneft said that the profit level forms a solid basis for paying dividends.