INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.
  • This is the first payment of a full-year AED2.57 billion dividend.

    The second and final dividend for 2022 expected to be paid in April 2023, subject to the Board of Directors’ recommendation and shareholders’ approval.

    The 2022 full-year dividend would offer a 4.9 percent annual dividend yield (based on a share price of AED4.21 as of 27th September 2022).

  • Its share will be available in the price range of $24-$27.

    the process for institutional investors, which will end on Oct. 5, will be led by HSBC Saudi Arabia, Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, and SNB Capital

    ADC is offering 30 percent of its capital, representing 26.7 million, and will list on Nomu

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE--ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, discussed a range of investment opportunities with Oman Investment Authority...

    The meeting was held on the sidelines of President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to Oman.

    ADQ and OIA recently entered into an AED10 billion ($2.72 billion) partnership agreement to facilitate investments between the UAE and Oman in sectors of mutual priority.

  • Earnings of many Gulf banks may hit nearly pre-pandemic levels by the year end, owing to high oil prices and...

    Earnings of many Gulf banks may hit nearly pre-pandemic levels by the year end, owing to high oil prices and rising interest rates that will support their creditworthiness

    S&P forecasts a more visible strengthening of regional banks' interest margins and a manageable increase in risk cost in second half despite lingering COVID-19 effects

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khatib said more cooperation is a must for sustainable...

    Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khatib said the cooperation includes facing the issues spawned by Covid pandemic.

    Al-Khatib said the tourism sector is “more capable of providing wealth and opportunities in places where they are most needed.”

  • The UAE-based NIFTY Souq, the MENA region’s first NFT marketplace which launched in 2021, has announced they’ve secured $1.5 million...

     Confirmed investors include Palm Ventures, Falak Investment Hub and Fitzy Fund alongside angel investors from the UAE, KSA and the US.

    The seed-fund investment will be used on tech updates and the platform's expansion, says Talal Afghani, NIFTY Souq’s Co-founder.

  • They will create a Buy Now Pay Later solution for retailers.

    Tabby’s BNPL payment solution will be available to over 120,000 Paymob merchants.

    Tabby is a payments and shopping app, and Paymob, an omni-channel payments facilitator in MENAP.

  • The metaverse, Beyond Fantasy, the latest in a series of new reports from the company running under the ‘Blue Shift’...

    The report provides a cautious, low-end forecast, which estimates that the current Metaverse market is estimated to be worth $50 billion

    It looks at the key enabling technologies of the Metaverse, including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain

  • Dubai, UAE--Dubai real estate market recorded deals worth AED1.7 billion ($462 million) on Monday, according to Dubai Land Department. These...

    The emirate's real estate market recorded deals worth AED1.7 billion ($462 million) on Monday, according to Dubai Land Department

    Mortgages included 51 villas and apartments worth AED141.5 million and 29 land plots valued at AED302.56 million.

  • Signalling a broader economy recovery in the country, four largest banks of the UAE have posted a big surge in...

    The financial performance comes amid an improving environment in the UAE despite global macro-headwinds

    The recovery reflected improving consumer confidence particularly given loosening pandemic restrictions, a strong vaccination roll-out, recovering oil prices