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Tencent Q3 revenue down 2 percent
It is Tencent's second consecutive quarterly decline in revenue.
- The Hong Kong-listed company is the world's top video game maker and the owner of popular super-app WeChat.
- Tencent said domestic video games in particular saw a 7 percent decrease in the three months ending September 30.
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Walmart posts Q3 loss of $1.8bn
Settlement on opioid cases hit earnings of the firm.
- The opioid crisis in the US - causing over 500,000 deaths over 20 years - triggered a flurry of lawsuits against drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies.
- US pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens similarly reached preliminary agreements this month to pay more than a total of $10 billion to resolve opioid claims.
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Amanat 9M growth at 6%
Firm's adjusted net profit grew to $16.5 million in Jan-Sep 2022.
- Adjusted total income grew 17 percent to $28.9 million in 9M-2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA grew 19 percent to $29.8 million (AED110.1 million) in 9M-2022.
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Wio Bank, ADGM sign pact
Pact will help SMEs in UAE gain access to key banking services.
- With this pact, Wio will extend its Wio Business platform to SMEs registered with ADGM and provide them with fast-tracked application submission.
- Presently, AGDM supports over 330 SMEs in health tech, pure tech, Edtech, legal tech, food tech, tourism tech, and insurance tech.
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TECOM Group to pay dividend
Firm approved interim dividend payment of US$54m.
- The approved US$54 million (AED200 million) cash distribution is in line with the Group’s previously announced dividend policy of distributing $217 million annually.
- All matters related to future dividend distribution will be subject to Board of Director’s recommendation and shareholders’ approval.
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TECOM approves $54.45m in dividend
The firm's policy allows AED800m dividend annually.
- The Group will distribute AED200 million for October 2022; AED200 million for April 2023 and AED400 million for October 2023.
- TECOM Group's net profit for the first nine months of 2022 increased by 51 percent year-on-year (YoY) to AED639 million.
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Al Seer Marine orders 4 new tankers
South Korea's K Shipbuilding will deliver the tankers in 2024.
- K Shipbuilding will construct the medium-range (MR) IMO II/III product tankers at Jinhae Shipyard.
- With these four tankers, Al Seer Marine fleet now totals 12 vessels as the company prepares to transport the transition fuels like methanol.
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AD Ports Group records 77% growth in Q3
The company's EBITDA increased 52 percent YoY to $162 million.
- Ports Cluster revenue grew 18 percent YoY on a like-for-like basis when adjusted for the positive effect of a one-off sand supply contract in 2021
- AD Ports Group CapEx investment rose to $0.43 billion in Q3 2022 and $1.14 billion in 9M 2022
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Google agrees to pay US$392m in a privacy settlement
A statement said it was the largest multi-state privacy settlement by state authorities in US history and included a binding...
- A joint lawsuit by 40 states grew from impatience over the failure of federal authorities to crack down on big tech amid legislative gridlock in Washington
- Since 2018, the US tech giants have faced strict rules in Europe, with Google, Amazon and others subjected to hefty fines over privacy violations
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Emaar 9M revenue at US$5.1bn
Robust property sales helped firm enhance revenue.
- Emaar said that EBITDA in 9M 2022 increased by 47 percent to US$ 2.3 billion
- The property giant said net profit in 9M 2022 increased by 124 percent to US$ 1.6billion.
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Bayanat, Yahsat to merge          Â
It will benefit from revenue synergies, economies of scale.
- The merger will create an AI-powered space technology champion in the MENA region with an implied market capitalization of over US$4 billion.
- The combined entity will be vertically integrated and optimally positioned to capture regional, global opportunities in geospatial and mobility solutions.
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Lufthansa orders planes for $9 bn
The airline ordered 40 planes each from Boeing and Airbus.
- The Airbus planes are intended to be used by Lufthansa's new regional carrier, City Airlines, which is due to start operating in summer 2024.
- The aircraft, the first of which will be delivered in 2026, will be deployed on short-haul routes from Frankfurt and Munich.
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Mubadala Energy makes gas discovery
This is the company's second successful well in the Andaman area.
- The latest discovery comies after the success of Timpan-1 in Andaman-II, which itself came after the success of Cengkih-1 in our SK320 in Malaysia.
- The well encountered an extensive gas column with a thickness of over 230 meters in an Oligocene sandstone reservoir.

