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DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings

Burjeel profit nearly doubles

Healthcare demand drives stronger earnings.

Aramco acquires stake in BHIG

The 50% equity interest in BHIG is Aramco-APQ joint venture.

Binance to buy rival FTX

No financial terms were disclosed of the proposed deal.
  • Bitcoin slid more than five percent, trading back under $20,000 before recovering.
  • FTX's FTT token slumped 25 percent to its lowest levels since early 2021.

Zain Group 9M net profit $492m

Revenue was up 12% to reach $4.2 billion for the same period.
  • An interim cash dividend of 10 fils, totaling $140 million was distributed in September 2022.
  • The company added 3.5 million active subscribers to a total of 52 million customers, a 7 percent  year-on-year growth.

Ahlibank 9M net profit $65m

Customer deposits up by 9.2% to reach $5.79 bn.
  • Net loans, advances and financing grew by 7.3 percent, reaching RO 2.538 billion.
  • The bank's operating income and expenses also increased to the tune of 13 percent (RO 67.93 million)

Bayer Q3 profits at US$544m

Strong performance of the firm's agrochemicals division helped.
  • Bayer reported US$84.9 million in profit in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Sales rose by 5.7 percent, to more than US$11.18 billion.

ADNIC 9M net profit $72m

Net investment and other income reached AED93.8m.
  • Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif Al-Nahyan, Chairman of ADNIC, said ADNIC's gross written premiums growing by 32.4 percent to AED4.29 billion.
  • "The performance was driven by robust growth in the commercial division of 50.7 percent, and stable growth in consumer lines of 10 percent," he said.

Yahsat reports double digit revenue

The company posted an EBITDA of $189 million.
  • The company also announced a normalised net income of $76 million, up 39 percent year-on-year
  • It also posted an adjusted EBITDA of AED694 million ($189 million), up 10 percent year-on-year

2 Emirates NBD India branches

The branches cater to northern, southern areas.
  • In 2017, the bank inaugurated its first full-fledged branch in India’s commercial centre, Mumbai.
  • The bank’s 60-second zero-fee digital funds transfer service to India, DirectRemit, has facilitated 2.5 million remittances to India.

Apple says iPhone production hit by China Covid lockdown

Owing to Covid restrictions in central China, Apple has said that production at the world's largest iPhone factory has been...
  • Foxconn locked down its massive factory in Zhengzhou last month after a spike in infections -- in line with China's zero-Covid policy
  • Multiple workers have recounted scenes of chaos and increasing disorganization at Foxconn's complex of workshops and dormitories

GAL signs MoU with GMF

The MoU is aimed at maintenance, repair, overhaul.
  • The MoU also provides for cooperation in the field of capability development to attract domestic and international military markets.
  • GAL is a UAE company engaged in aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul.

Telefonica Q3 profit at $450m

Q3 revenue was up 11.6 percent at US$10.11 billion.
  • The company said the results make it possible to confirm its financial targets for 2022, which it raised during the previous quarter.
  • Telefonica said that it expects its core earnings growth to be "mid-to-high-end of the low single digit".

Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

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KIPCO sells its stake in GIG

The deal is valued at 256 million Kuwaiti Dinars ($832 million).

Hyundai Motor, Mubadala ink MoU

The two firms will seek to unlock investment opportunities.

ADNOC to buy stake in Fertiglobe

ADNOC to buy OCI’s entire shareholding in Fertiglobe.
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ADCB, EIH sign agreement

ADCB to sell 80 percent stake in ADCP to Nine Yards Plus.
  • The transaction values ADCP at US$161 million and ADCB will gain of nearly US$133 million subject to closing conditions before end of December 2023.
  • ADCB will retain a 20 percent stake in ADCP post transaction and will continue its partnership via a long-term relationship agreement.

MBC IPO retail subscription begins

MBC Group runs a group of TV and radio channels.
  • The subscription process for the retail tranche of MBC Group will run for five days until December 18.
  • The Capital Market Authority approved, on November 21, the company's request to float 33.25 million shares in an IPO.

Andalusia Labs secures $48m funding

The company deals in risk management infrastructure for digital assets.
  • Silicon Valley venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from Mubadala Capital
  • Andalusia Labs is a collection of leading technology solutions addressing the security challenges prevalent in the blockchain industry