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Reliable Engineering opens plant
The production unit was inaugurated at Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah.
- The new facility, which covers an area of more than 150,000 sq feet, caters to the needs of the oil and gas, marine, and oil and wind farming sectors.
- The production lines manufacture up to 500 metric tons of steel per month, by more than 160 employees and specialized technicians.
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flydubai, Smartwings sign agreement
flydubai will wet lease four Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
- flydubai currently operates a single-fleet type of Boeing 737 aircraft that includes 32 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 33 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and three Boeing 737 MAX 9.
- The all-Economy Class aircraft will operate on select routes on the flydubai network including Chattogram, Colombo, Dhaka, Karachi, Multan, Muscat and Sialkot.
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Mubadala buys stake in EQT Infrastructure’s GlobalConnect
GlobalConnect is a fiber-based data center services provider.
- Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, GlobalConnect is a fiber-based data communication and data centre services provider.
- The company was created in 2019 through the combination of four independent fiber platforms in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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VW, Horizon Robotics plan JV
JV will help in strengthening VW's presence in China.
- Volkswagen's software arm Cariad will hold a 60 percent stake in the new company, with the deal set to close in the first half of 2023.
- As part of its transition to electric vehicles, Volkswagen has long been investing in China.
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Oman & Emirates Co. Q3 net profit $5.6m
The profit for the same period in 2021 was 538,832 OR.
- Oman & Emirates Investment Holding Company was established through the Royal Decree in 1993, as an joint venture between Oman and UAE.
- O&E is registered as an Omani Joint Stock Company traded in Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Dubai Securities Markets.
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Infosys Q2 profit at US$731.4m
The firm approved a $1 billion share buyback after Q2 result.
- Tech companies have benefited from higher digital services demand since the pandemic,.
- Infosys also reported a marginally lower employee attrition rate - a key metric for IT companies - compared to the previous quarter.
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Fast Retailing posts yearly net profit at US$1.86bn
Firm owns Uniqlo, Comptoir des Cotonniers clothing brands.
- Following years of aggressive global expansion, Fast Retailing is one of the world's biggest clothing retailers.
- As well as Uniqlo, it owns the clothing brands Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers and lingerie label Princesse Tam Tam.
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ADNOC awards $980m contract
The contract awarded to ADNOC Drilling to hire offshore rigs.
- ADNOC Drilling is the largest national drilling company in the Middle East by rig fleet size.
- Over 80 percent of the award value will flow back into the UAE’s economy under ADNOC’s In-Country Value (ICV) programme.
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ENOC unveils service station of future for public at Expo City
Dubai, Abu Dhabi -- ENOC Group announced Wednesday that its Service Station of the Future is now open to the...
- Expo City Dubai is now ready to host 145,000 residents and workers, becoming the UAE’s first 15-minute city.
- This includes amenities in close proximity to the 85 start-ups and small businesses that occupies the commercial space.
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Yellow Door closes $400m equity raise
It plans to deploy $1bn in sustainable energy projects.
- Yellow Door said in a statement that the funding was substantially provided by YDE’s newest and now controlling shareholder, Actis.
- Existing shareholders International Finance Corporation (IFC), Mitsui & Co., and APICORP also increased their equity commitments.
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Spotify has invested over $1 billion into podcasts alone.
- Spotify in October posted a rare quarterly operating profit of 32 million euros ($34.60m), compared to a loss of 228 million ($246.54m) for the same period a year earlier
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HPDC, HDC ink agreement
The aim is to stimulate the growth of the halal industry.
- The two companies will exchange information on industry-leading practices and successful models of halal ecosystems.
- The agreement will broaden the scope of collaboration by facilitating engagement with halal exporters and investors.
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Masdar, Taaleri acquire 8 energy projects
The hybrid renewable energy projects in Poland have 1Gw capacity.
- Masdar and Taaleria have purchased the projects from Domrel Biuro Usług Inwestycyjnych, a prominent player in Poland's renewable energy sector.
- These projects incorporate solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind technologies and are projected to power approximately 223,000 households.