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Mashreq prices Dim Sum bond

UAE bank raises offshore renminbi funding

Aldar buys Sharjah homes

Deal adds 1,100-plus rental units

SIB profit up 9%

Higher income from financing and investment drive growth.

Masar signs $82m land deal

Agreements signed with Abdulmohsin Al Rossais & Sons Group.

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

TSMC posts Q4 profit of US$9.7bn

The Taiwanese company predicts slowing sales for 2023.
  • TSMC operates the world's largest silicon wafer factories and produces some of the most advanced microchips.
  • It is regarded as a global economic bellwether because so many of its chips are in such a wide array of devices.

ALAFCO completes transfer pact

An order for 20 Boeing jets would be transferred to Macquarie AirFinance.
  • ALFCO said it executed the purchase agreement for the 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets dated October 2012.
  • The agreement will increase cash and cash equivalents by KD 21.7 million ($70 million).

ADNOC Gas set up as processing, operations and marketing firm

ADNOC said the company combines the operations, maintenance and marketing of the ADNOC Gas Processing and ADNOC LNG businesses into...
  • Ahmed Mohamed Alebri has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (Acting) of ADNOC Gas, Peter Van Driel as Chief Financial Officer, and Mohamed Al Hashemi as COO.
  • As announced in November 2022, ADNOC intends to proceed with an initial public offering of a minority stake in ADNOC Gas on ADX.

Rolls-Royce sells record cars

Sales last year advanced eight percent to a record 6,021 cars.
  • "2022 has been a momentous year for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars," said chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos.
  • Orders for Spectre, its first all-electric car that launches later this year, beat expectations, the company reported.

AstraZeneca buys US firm CinCor

The acquisition has been finalized at $1.8billion.
  • The takeover marks the latest push by Astra chief executive Pascal Soriot to bolster the company's pipeline of new products.
  • Massachusetts-based CinCor focuses on developing treatments for hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Alpha Dhabi and Mubadala form JV

They will co-invest in global credit opportunities.
  • Mubadala will hold 80 percent ownership in the Abu Dhabi Global Market-based joint venture entity, with the remaining 20 percent to be held by Alpha Dhabi.
  • The venture will leverage Mubadala’s long-term and strategic partnership with Apollo, one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers.

ADIB ups ownership in ADIB Egypt

ADIB acquired 9.6m shares from National Investment Bank.
  • ADIB acquired 9.6 million shares from National Investment Bank (NIB), representing 2.4 percent of ADIB Egypt’s share capital.
  • The deal has raised ADIB UAE’s ownership in the Egyptian unit to 52.607 percent.

dnata begins building warehouse

The facility will be capable of processing 100,000 tons of cargo annually.
  • The facility represents an investment of US$14 million and will create up to 50 additional, direct jobs with dnata in Iraq.
  • The foundation stone for the cargo warehouse is scheduled for completion in September 2024.

Ducab partners with Vestas

Ducab's supplying medium voltage and earthing cable.
  • Ducab Group is one of the UAE’s largest industrial manufacturing businesses.
  • The move reinforces the strong industrial partnership between the UAE and Egypt.

Flynas passenger growth 91% in 2022

The airline launched 16 new destinations and 30 new routes.
  • It reported an increase of 91 percent in its passengers to 8.7 million.
  • The firm's flights expanded by 45 percent to 66,000 and seat capacity by 46 percent.

Nissan forecasts $5.3bn annual net loss

Last year, it announced 9,000 job cuts worldwide.

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Cerberus buys HSBC France retail

The takeover was finalized for an undisclosed amount.

Albilad Capital to pay dividend 

The distribution ratio of the NAV stands at 0.10 percent.

Makeen, Rolls-Royce forge partnership

They will manufacture, test, sell and service mtu engines in Saudi.

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Huawei says expects higher revenue

The company is leading equipment manufacturer for 5G.
  • Sanctions since 2019 have cut the firm off from access to US-made components and technologies, forcing it to diversify its growth sources
  • In 2023, the group expected revenues of more than 700 billion yuan ($99.2 billion), Hu said - an increase of nearly nine percent from last year

Xiaomi launches first electric car

The car manufactured by Xiaomi likely to enter market by 2025.
  • Xiaomi boss Lei Jun took to the stage in Beijing Thursday to unveil the SU7, a sedan that is scheduled to enter the market in 2025
  • Xiaomi announced in 2021 to enter the highly competitive sector of electric vehicles manufacturing

QatarEnergy, Shell sign agreement

QatarEnergy will supply 18m barrels of crude oil per year to Shell.
  • QatarEnergy and Shell have a long-standing strategic partnership through several shared investments in the energy industry in Qatar and globally.
  • "We look forward to building on our historic relationship and hope we achieve greater success with Shell," said Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, CEO QatarEnergy