Maaden raises $1.25bn in sukuk offering
The Sukuk were offered in a five-year and a 10-year tranche.
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ADNOC signs manufacturing pacts
Identifies $19bn worth of products that can be manufactured in UAE.
- The agreements, which were signed at the “Make it in the Emirates Forum”, will see the UAE and international companies set up and expand manufacturing facilities in the UAE.
- The local manufacturing opportunities comprise of over 100 products which will be utilized across ADNOC's full value chain.
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Al Seer acquires 2 VLCCs
Each carrier has a carrying capacity of 320,000 deadweight tonnage.
- The VLCCs allow for crude oil cargo, provisions, lubricant and fuel.
- Under current market conditions, these newly acquired tankers are expected to provide estimated returns of more than 20 percent.
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Abu Dhabi Ports, National Marine Dredging Company set up JV
The Abu Dhabi Ports Group inks deal with National Marine Dredging Company Group to set up a JV to conduct...
- AD Ports Group, NMDC Group to set up a JV to conduct offshore surveys and subsea services
- The JV firm will offer geophysical and geotechnical, trenching and dredging support services
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Qatar Airways posts record profit
The profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit".
- Qatar Airways, the Middle East's second biggest airline after Emirates, had reported in September last year an overall loss of $4.1 billion in the 2020-2021 financial year.
- The Qatari airline said it carried 18.5 million passengers in 2021-2022, an increase of 218 percent over the previous 12-month period.
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ENOC to open 10 new eLink stations
The group has seven eLink stations, five located in Dubai and two in Abu Dhabi.
- The eLink station is a mobile fuelling format that enables motorists and customers with easy access and convenient fuelling services.
- Since its launch, eLink has fuelled over 100,000 vehicles with a total fuel volume of nearly 5 million.
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Aramco sustainability report lays down plans for net-zero ambition
Aramco publishes its first sustainability report which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering...
- The report provides information on Aramco's efforts to support the broader energy transition
- Aramco expects to update the sustainability report on an annual basis
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Commercial Bank closes $750m loan
The three- and the five-year facility was led by Mizuho Bank as coordinator.
- The bank said that the syndication was launched at an initial value of $400 million but was oversubscribed at $940 million.
- The proceeds from the facility was used to replace an existing facility and for Commercial Bank's general funding requirements.
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Borouge is in FTSE Series
ADNOC, Borealis are majority shareholders in Borouge.
- FTSE Russell’s indices are used by investors globally to inform asset allocation decisions and support portfolio construction
- Borouge is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions for the infrastructure, energy, agriculture, mobility and healthcare
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FAB completes Bank Audi Egypt merger
FAB's Egypt assets will operate under the new brand "FABMISR".
- The system integration under the new identity is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.
- Through the legal merger, FABMISR will become one of the largest foreign banks operating in the Egyptian market.
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TotalEnergies takes $2bn share in Qatar’s giant gas expansion plan
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi called the joint venture "a marriage more than an engagement" as it will last...
- TotalEnergies will take a 6.25 percent share of the North Field East Project in its joint venture with QatarEnergy
- Exxon Mobil, Shell, ConocoPhilips are all in line to take part in giant expansion that Qatar originally wanted to finance alone
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MODON inks $133 m pact
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AstraZeneca Q3 profit swells
The profits nearly doubled on solid demand for cancer treatments.
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Emirates Group H1 net profit $2.7bn
The profit was 138% higher than the $1.2 billion in H1 2022.
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Sony hikes annual sales outlook
The company net profit for July-September sank 29 percent
- Sony saw net profit hitting $5.8 billion in the year to March 2024, up from the previous projection of 860 billion yen
- Annual sales were seen at 12.4 trillion yen, compared with a previous estimate of 12.2 trillion yen
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Dana Gas 9M net profit $126m
Profitability dropped 22% due to lower realized prices.
- The decline in profitability was also due to additional discounts on condensate sales in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
- The Company’s revenue for the first nine months of the year decreased 21 percent to AED 1,195 million ($326mm).
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Amlak Q3 net profit AED $73m
Amlak's total income for the third quarter decreased by 19%.
- Revenues from financing business decreased by 10 percent to AED 90 million during Q3 2023 as compared to AED 100 million in Q3 2022.
- The company recorded a net gain of AED 174 million on debt settlement arrangements and was able to reduce its debt burden by AED 531 million.

