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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.

TSMC Q2 profit up 60%

TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips.

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

Mawani adds FRS1 shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has added  CStar Line's new Far East-Red Sea service (FRS1) to...

Gulf Air orders 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners for $4.6 billion

San Francisco, United States -- US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday signed a contract worth billions of dollars to sell...

The $10 mn bag: Original Birkin smashes records at Paris auction

Paris, France -- The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58...
  • The modern design classic, owned by a Paris-based handbag collector, sparked a telephone bidding war up to seven million euros, with the final sale price set at 8.58 million.
  • The final buyer, who eclipsed eight other rivals, was a "private collector from Japan", the auction house added, without giving further details.

TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.

Demand for crude will continue to expand through 2050, says OPEC

In its latest annual report on the outlook for oil demand, OPEC sees global oil demand rising by 18.6 percent...
  • That rising demand will be "driven by expanding economic growth, rising populations, increasing urbanization, and the new energy-intensive industries like AI.
  • The IEA said last month that it expects global oil demand begin to decline in 2030, driven by the rise of electric cars and the shift away from crude to produce power.

Cricket’s Indian Premier League value surges to $18.5 bn: report

New Delhi, India -- The Indian Premier League's business value has been estimated at $18.5 billion with reigning champions Royal...
  • The world's richest cricket tournament generated an estimated $11 billion a year for the Indian economy in 2020.
  • Since it launched in 2008 it has inspired a range of other franchise-based leagues in India in sports as diverse as boxing, badminton, poker and kabaddi.

Investments rise in data, AI, outpacing physical assets: UN

Geneva, Switzerland - The purchase of physical assets was eclipsed last year by a surge in investment in intangible items...
  • Intangible investment across 27 high- and middle-income economies grew about three percent in real terms last year, reaching $7.6 trillion, up from $7.4 trillion a year earlier.
  • In 2024, the United States led in absolute levels of intangible asset purchases, investing nearly double what runners-up France, Germany, Japan and Britain pumped into such assets.

Nvidia tops $4 trillion as US stocks shrug off latest tariffs

After Congress gave Trump a big win last week with his fiscal package, the Republican's aggressive trade posture has returned...
  • But stocks pushed higher nonetheless, with Nvidia jumping 2.5 percent to top $4 trillion in market capitalization on investor bullishness over Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth.
  • Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare said investors are not "overly concerned" about Trump's latest tariff threats.

Trump says ‘no extensions’ to Aug 1 tariff deadline

While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from almost all trading partners in April, higher rates customized...
  • On Monday night, Trump had told reporters at a dinner that the August 1 deadline was "firm, but not 100 percent firm."
  • Pressed on whether the letters were his final offer, Trump replied: "I would say final -- but if they call with a different offer, and I like it, then we'll do it."

Dubai Islamic Bank completes $1bn sovereign financing Pakistan

Dubai, UAE -- Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has announced the successful completion of a landmark US$1 billion syndicated term-finance facility...
  • The five-year facility is an innovative transaction, partially guaranteed by a Policy-Based Guarantee (PBG) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
  • DIB acted as the Sole Islamic Global Coordinator and alongside Standard Chartered also served as the Joint Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.

Algeria’s Sonatrach and Italy’s ENI sign $1.35 billion deal

Algiers, Algeria - Algeria's state-run hydrocarbon company Sonatrach and the Italian energy company Eni on Monday signed a production sharing...
  • The 30-year contract covers the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Zemoul El Kbar contract area, in the Berkine Basin, 300 km east of Hassi Messaoud
  • The total investments planned for exploration and exploitation in this area are approximately $1.35 billion, including $110 million allocated to research and exploration

Saudi chocolate industry booms with over 3,500 commercial records

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- On the World Chocolate Day, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce announced that the total number of...
  • Riyadh leads the Kingdom in chocolate manufacturing, boasting 1,490 commercial records.
  • Saudi Arabia is the region’s biggest market for chocolates and, in 2024, the Kingdom imported a whopping 123 million kg of chocolate.

Mawani adds FRS1 shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has added  CStar Line's new Far East-Red Sea service (FRS1) to...

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Oil prices extend gains after OPEC+ talks fail, equities mixed

Brent broke above $77 for the first time since 2018 Breakdown of talks raises the possibility of $100 a barrel...

Saudi leads MENA in VC funding for H1, surpassing 2024’s full-year total

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia retained the top spot across the Middle East and North Africa region in terms of...

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

Salini awarded $600m contract for 400 retail units in Diriyah Square

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Diriyah Company has announced the award of a major new $600 million (SAR2.249 billion) contract for...

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Syria signs $800 mn port deal with DP World to develop Tartus port

Damascus, Syria -- Syria signed a $800 million deal with UAE-based company DP World on Sunday to develop the port...
  • DP World operates dozens of marine and inland ports and terminals globally, particularly in Asia, Africa and Europe.
  • The Syrian civil war devastated the country's infrastructure, and the new authorities hope to use the lifting of Western sanctions to attract investments and fuel reconstruction.

The $10 mn bag: Original Birkin smashes records at Paris auction

Paris, France -- The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58...
  • The modern design classic, owned by a Paris-based handbag collector, sparked a telephone bidding war up to seven million euros, with the final sale price set at 8.58 million.
  • The final buyer, who eclipsed eight other rivals, was a "private collector from Japan", the auction house added, without giving further details.

TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.