Meta releases standalone AI app, competing with ChatGPT
San Francisco, United States -- Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday as it...
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Gen Z travellers in UAE seek purposeful, tech-enabled journeys: Wyndham study
Dubai, UAE - Gen Z travellers in the UAE are reshaping the future of tourism, prioritizing cultural immersion, sustainability, and...
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Major UAE solar plant to go online before COP summit, says energy firm
ABU DHABI, UAE - One of the world's biggest solar plants will become fully operational this year in the oil-rich United...
- The UAE, a major oil exporter, is spending billions to develop enough renewable energy to cover half of its needs by 2050.
- State-owned Emirati companies TAQA and Masdar own 60 percent of the project, which they describe as the world's largest single-site solar plant.
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Dubai records over $571 million in real estate transactions
Dubai, UAE -- Dubai real estate market recorded deals worth AED2.1 billion on Tuesday, Dubai Land Department said. The deals...
- The deals included 471 sales transactions worth AED1.87 billion, in addition 70 mortgage deals of AED122.36 million.
- The sales included 451 villas and apartments worth AED1.56 billion, and 20 land plots worth AED316.57 million.
ADCB 2022 net profit $1.75 bn
The bank’s net profit for Q4 2022 was up 23%.
- The bank's net interest income was to the tune of AED 10.194 billion, an increase of 15 percent compared to 2021.
- The Board has recommended a dividend of AED 0.55 per share, equivalent to 60 percent of net profit.
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UK’s biggest retailer Tesco to cut 2100 jobs as inflation hikes costs
Tesco plans to cut about 1,750 management roles.
- Tesco recently posted bumper revenue for the key Christmas season, even as customers switched to less expensive rivals.
- Tesco has benefitted from passing on some of its own rising costs to consumers, many of whom appear willing to stay loyal to the group.
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ExxonMobil 2022 profit at $55.7bn
Results reflect higher production of oil, natural gas.
- The huge profits by oil companies have sparked pushback from governments.
- In 2022, ExxonMobil put $29.8 billion into shareholder distributions, evenly split between dividends and share repurchases.
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World’s largest wealth fund lost record $164 billion in 2022
"2022 was a truly dramatic year in the world. It affected financial markets and hence it also affects our global...
- The fund has shares in more than 9,000 companies in nearly 70 countries, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
- At the end of 2022, the value of the fund, which is financed by taxes paid by the nation's oil and gas industry, still amounted to a whopping 12.43 trillion kroner.
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UniCredit 2022 net profit at $7bn
Bank said it would pay out US$5.6 billion to shareholders.
- The news sent the bank's share prices zooming more than eight percent higher in morning trading.
- The European Central Bank has been lifting interest rates since last year to tackle inflation and tame consumer price growth.
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Strong demand seen for first 2023 auction of UAE treasury bonds
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The first auction of the UAE treasury bond program in 2023 has been oversubscribed by 6.2 times,...
- In 2022, the Ministry of Finance, the issuer, had issued bonds totaling AED 9 billion across tenors of two years, three years and five years.
- The auction has been oversubscribed by 6.2 times, receiving bids worth $1.76 billion.
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UBS Q4 net profit at US$1.7bn
Net profits at the banking giant rose 23% in Q4 of 2022.
- For the full year 2022, UBS meanwhile saw its net profit inch up to $7.6 billion from $7.5 billion a year earlier.
- As revenues generated by global markets dwindled, UBS's investment bank saw revenues shrink 24 percent in the fourth quarter.
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Adani firm gains 5.26% after UAE’s IHC announces $400m investment
IHC announced it would be investing $400m into Adani Enterprise's $2.5 billion Further Public Offering. IHC said in a statement...
- This is the second investment deal International Holding Company has completed with India's Adani Group after last year's Dh7.3 billion ($2 billion) investment.
- Media reports said the FPO so far received 3 percent subscription amid the rout Adani Group has been facing since a report by US investment group Hindenburg Research.
Meta releases standalone AI app, competing with ChatGPT
San Francisco, United States -- Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday as it...
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Madinah on list of top five regions for e-commerce records
Madinah, Saudi Arabia -- The number of existing electronic-commerce records in Madinah reached 1,834 during the 4th quarter of 2023,...
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Shanghai to build 200 smart factories to shore up its manufacturing status
Shanghai, China--Shanghai plans to build 200 new smart factories and 20 demonstration sites by end of 2025 after 70 intelligent...
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UAE startups eye Saudi Arabia for growth, expansion
With both nations offering substantial markets and supportive environment for innovation, startups are exploring new opportunities in the Kingdom.
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Aramex partners with Bollywood film Dunki starring Shah Rukh Khan
DUBAI, UAE - Aramex, a global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, announced a collaboration with the movie, Dunki...
- The partnership marks Aramex as the official brand partner for the movie and is a showcase of the brand’s commitment to expanding its presence in India.
- In a scene from the film, Shah Rukh Khan’s character receives a package from Aramex at a hotel, putting a spotlight on the brand’s global delivery services.
Global maritime trade sails into geopolitical storm
Most large international shipping companies have decided to reroute trading to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal through which...
- Maersk said Friday that it would divert all vessels around Africa instead of using the Red Sea for the "foreseeable future" after Yemeni rebels attacked its merchant ships
- Vessels are circumnavigating Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, which extends the journey between Asia and Europe by 10 to 20 days on average, said general manager of Ovrsea
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Dubai Center for Family Businesses issues guidelines
DUBAI, UAE – The Dubai Center for Family Businesses, which operates under the Dubai Chambers umbrella, has released a ‘Sample...
- The ‘Sample Article of Association for Family Businesses’ outlines a set of options for companies to update their contracts.
- The Article of Association takes into account the requirements of family businesses who are registered as limited liability companies (LLCs).