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SIB’s 2024 profit $272m

The profit surpassed AED 1 billion for the first time in bank's history.

AD Ports to invest in Kazakh port

Under the deal, AD Ports Group owns 51% stake.

PIF acquires stake in Saudi Re

The acquisition was made by way of a capital increase.

ADNOC Gas awards contracts

The $2.1bn contracts are aimed at enhancing LNG supply infrastructure.

ADNOC L&S buys stake in Navig8

The company will acquire the remaining stake in mid-2027.
  • Oman and Lebanon explore new trade avenues

    Businessmen and stakeholders from Oman and Lebanon have discussed investment and trade exchange.

    The discussions took place during the Omani-Lebanese Business Forum organized by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    The forum was organized on the sidelines of an official visit by a Lebanese business delegation to Oman

  • Saudi Arabia tops region’s maritime connectivity progress

    Saudi Arabia has scored 70.68 on the Maritime Connectivity Index.

    The global index measures the level of interdependence of the world's ports with shipping line networks quarterly

    It aims to help countries identify challenges and find opportunities to develop and improve their performance in the field of logistics services

  • Newcastle fans celebrate new era for the club under Saudi ownership

    Hundreds of supporters sported traditional Saudi headdress and flew flags of the Gulf kingdom ahead of the Magpies' first match...

    Newcastle fans celebrated the departure of unpopular former owner Mike Ashley

    The fans are already dreaming big as they aim to follow in the footsteps of Manchester City

  • Jordan, Saudi Arabia investors launch Fly Aqaba

    The new airline, Fly Aqaba, was set up with $20 million in private sector investment, said Nayef Bakhit, president of...

    Flights will connect Aqaba to Amman as well as European and other Arab cities "at competitive prices"

    The Covid-19 pandemic has badly dented Jordan's tourism industry, which represented 14 percent of its GDP

  • Robotics set to alter job markets in Gulf region

    There will be ample job opportunities in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, advanced manufacturing, virtual reality, augmented reality and big data...

    There will be ample job opportunities in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, advanced manufacturing, virtual reality, augmented reality, and big data

    Administrative and secretarial jobs, data entry, accounting, accounting records management and payroll services will become extinct, says a World Economic Forum report

  • Qatar Islamic Bank net profit jumps 14 percent to $692m

    Qatar Islamic Bank has said that its net profit for the first nine months of 2021 has jumped 14 percent...

    The Islamic lender made impairment provisions of 1.19 billion riyals for the period ended 30 September 2021

    Total income for the period was 6.12 billion riyals compared with 5.96 billion riyals for the same period in 2020

  • ACC of Saudi Arabia expects a rebound in business

    Arabian Centres Company (ACC), the Saudi mall operator, is expecting an improvement in the business in the wake of the...

    “ACC will continue to operate in accordance with the updated government guidelines"

    The company has 21 commercial centers and complexes in its portfolio

  • Dubai’s consumer confidence index jumps to 10-year high

    Dubai’s consumer confidence index rose to its highest level in a decade during the third quarter of 2021, the Dubai...

    The positive sentiment has been fueled by increased economic activity

    Most consumers in Dubai are now feeling positive about current and job prospects

  • Savola Group of Saudi Arabia buys out Bayara for $260m

    Savola Group of Saudi Arabia has bought out the Emirati snack maker Bayara Holding for $260 million.

    The transaction, paid in cash according to a stock exchange filing, was part of a five-year strategy to expand Savola’s regional operations

    Bayara is a major manufacturer and distributor of branded snacks in the UAE and the Kingdom

  • Al Dahra opens five animal feed plants

    The plants are located in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.

    The new plants have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum of clover and more than 15 types of feed and concentrated grains.

    The firm recently added some 11,000 hectares of clover to its existing plants in Romania.