Top music body says AI firms guilty of ‘willful’ copyright theft
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Air Arabia Q2 profit $125m
The company’s turnover during the second quarter was $380m.
- The profit increased by 187 percent compared to AED160 million ($43.56m) net profit reported for the same period last year.
- The company’s turnover for the same period increased by 25 percent, as the strong demand for air travel continued.
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IEA predicts record oil demand of 2.2m barrel a day in 2023
PARIS, FRANCE - The International Energy Agency said Friday it had revised upwards its forecast for global oil demand growth in...
- World oil demand already hit a record 103 million barrels per day in June and August and "could see yet another peak", IEA said.
- "For 2023 as a whole, global oil demand is set to expand by 2.2 million barrels per day to 102.2 million barrels per day," it said.
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DEWA Q2 revenue $2bn
Consolidated revenue of DEWA rose 4.1 percent in Q2.
- For the first half of 2023 (H1 2023), DEWA’s consolidated revenue was AED 12.7 billion ($3.46bn) and net profit was AED 2.7 billion ($740m).
- By the end of H1 2023, the Company’s net cash from operating activities increased by a record AED 837 million (227.88m) to AED 5.4 billion ($1.47bn).
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Al Hammadi H1 2023 net profit $43.5m
In Q2 2023, net profit jumped 25.7% to $21.8 million.
- The growth was spurred by revenues, which grew by 7.96 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$153 million.
- This was driven by higher revenues reported by Al Hammadi’s medical services and pharmaceutical segments.
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GFH Financial Group Q2 net profit $30m
The net profit increased by 32.74 percent compared to Q2, 2022.
- Total income for the second quarter of 2023 was $86.83 million compared to $56.11 million for the second quarter of 2022, a rise of 54.7Â percent.
- Consolidated net profit for the second quarter was $32.75 million compared with $26.03 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 25.8Â percent.
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Luxury real estate boom in Ras Al Khaimah’s waterfront districts
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - The existing and upcoming waterfront and island developments in Ras Al Khaimah have witnessed a...
- Apartments for sale in Al Hamra Village have recorded an increase of over 4% in average price-per-square-foot
- With an excellent ROI of 11.61%, the apartments for sale in Yasmin Village offered the best rental yields
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NPCC receives award for MERAM project
The award has been received from ADCNOC Gas.
- The project is valued at AED 13 billion and is being led by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in partnership with Técnicas Reunidas.
- MERAM project is expected to increase the recovery of methane from ADNOC Gas's facilities.
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Huawei H1 revenue at US$43.3bn
The firm works to diversify its business operations.
- The Shenzhen-based company has for several years been at the center of an intense tech standoff between China and the US.
- Since 2019, sanctions have cut the company off from global supply chains that gave it access to US-made components and technologies.
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ADNIC net profit $55.64m
The company's insurance revenue reached $582 million.
- Its underwriting profitability was robust with a combined ratio of 87.60% and a net insurance service profit of AED178.1 million.
- Charalampos Mylonas, CEO of ADNIC, said the company was the first amongst our peers to implement IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) as of 1 Jan, 2023.
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Emaar reports 15% profit growth in H1 2023
The company achieved property sales of $5.5bn in the period.
- Recurring revenue records growth of 11% in H1 2023, supported by increased tenant sales and robust tourism recovery
- S&P, Moody's, and Fitch upgraded Emaar's Credit Ratings to BBB, Baa2 and BBB, respectively, with a stable outlook
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Lego net profit falls
Its net profit fell five percent to 13.1 billion kroner ($1.24bn).
- The Danish toy giant's overall sales inched up by two percent to 65.9 billion kroner ($9.6 billion).
- Sales made directly to consumers through Lego's physical and online stores rose by four percent.
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Qatar real estate trading volume amounts to US$382m in February 2024
DOHA, QATAR – The volume of real estate trading in sale contracts registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at...
- The data of the real estate analytical bulletin revealed that 350 real estate transactions were recorded during the month.
- The real estate transactions value index recorded a decline of 27 percent. The traded area index recorded a decrease of 18 percent.
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Potential investors value Telegram at $30bn, says co-founder Pavel Durov
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – The Telegram is valued by potential investors at more than US$30 billion, the co-founder of the social...
- The US$30 billion valuation was made by global technology funds in particular, Durov said.
- The Telegram will consider the sale of a portion of shares to its standing users, the businessman added.