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Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

Emirates NBD H1 profit $3.40bn

Total income rose by 12 percent in the same period.

ADIB H1 pre-tax profit $1.08bn

Q2 pre-tax net profit increases by 14 percent.

AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

GCC’s two biggest trade allies are Asians

Asian countries are the major trade partners of GCC countries.
  • Experts believe the US is pulling back from the Middle East and shifting its attention and resources to the "priority theatre" of the Indo-Pacific.
  • But as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the GCC countries are expected to play a more significant role in the ongoing Asianization of the global economy.

Dubai, UAE — The Gulf countries rely heavily on assistance from Asia, particularly China, to modernize their economies and diversify away from oil. The cooperation is taking place in areas like the new energy, artificial intelligence, and industrial diversification. Experts believe the US is pulling back from the Middle East and shifting its attention and resources to the “priority theatre” of the Indo-Pacific. But as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the GCC countries are expected to play a more significant role in the ongoing Asianization of the global economy. This TRENDS video looks at the major Asian partners of the Arabian Gulf countries.