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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

QEWC profit up 4.5% in Q1

Profits in the first quarter of 2022 reached $106.78 million.
  • QEWC is one of the largest energy production and desalination companies in MENA
  • It is the main provider of electricity and desalinated water in Qatar

NBQ reports Q1 profit of $26.3m

Its net profit increased 26.26% from the same period last year.
  • The cost to income of NBQ stood at 27.11 percent during three months
  • It reflected the bank's operational efficiencies and disciplined cost management

Investcorp may buy AC Milan

The Bahrain-based firm looking to spend around €1 billion.
  • Italian Serie A team AC Milan is a seven-time European soccer champion
  • It was once owned by the country’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Emaar plans new Fujairah resort

The Emaar Hospitality Group will open the resort in Q2.
  • The Emaar Hospitality Group is the hospitality and leisure arm of Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties
  • Palace Beach Resort Fujairah will reportedly be the third beach resort of its Address Hotels + Resorts collection

Twitter throttles Musk bid

It is to ensure that he doesn’t get a controlling stake in Twitter.
  • Elon Musk's proposed buyout faces several hazards, including possible rejection and the challenge of assembling the money
  • Musk buying Twitter could have significant impacts on the globally-used social media platform if the deal is consummated

Petrobras names new CEO

Jose Mauro Coelho was appointed to the post for a one-year term.
  • Jose Mauro Coelho is the third Petrobras CEO in just over a year after President Jair Bolsonaro fired his predecessors in a standoff over fuel prices
  • He was the government's choice to succeed Joaquim Silva e Luna, who was ousted by Bolsonaro last month after slightly more than a year in the post

Volkswagen posts Q1 profit

The German auto giant said operating profit rose to $9.3bn.
  • The group's operating profit rose to 8.5 billion euros ($9.3 billion) over the first three months of the year
  • The boost was down to strong "operating performance" and a positive effect of 3.5 billion euros

Amazon fined $98k/day in France

France says Amazon’s seller contracts have ‘unbalanced’ clauses.
  • French authorities on Wednesday slapped a €90,000-per-day ($98,000) fine on Amazon
  • It would continue until Amazon removes abusive clauses in its contracts with businesses

Pfizer plans new Covid jab

It has said a shot for multiple variants is coming by 2022-end.
  • Chairman Albert Bourla said Pfizer was also working on a vaccine that could provide good protection for a whole year
  • This means people would come back annually for boosters, as with influenza shots currently given out in the US

ADQ invests in Egypt

The Abu Dhabi-based firm has an office in Cairo.
  • These transactions are part of ADQ's commitment to investing in the country’s economic growth through its $20 billion joint strategic investment platform.
  • The transactions include stakes in Commercial International Bank (CIB), one of Egypt’s largest banks.

Samsung says planning job cuts

The layoffs could affect about 10 percent of the workforce.

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Maaden posts net loss in Q3

Sales revenue was US$1.6 billion (SAR 6.22 billion) in Q3 2023.

NMDC, AD Ports Group ink MoU

The firms will continue to work closely on future global projects.

BP rebounds with $4.9bn Q3 profit

The oil giant had posted a net loss of $2.2bn the previous year.

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Borouge reports 22% Q3 2023 net profit

The company has issued a dividend of $1.3 billion.
  • Borouge’s Value Enhancement Programme delivered a $420 million positive impact in the first nine months of 2023
  • The company has issued a dividend of $1.3 billion for the 2023 financial year, which equates to a 6.3% current dividend yield

Chinese BYD posts record Q3 profit

The third-quarter profit of $1.42bn is its highest-ever single-quarter earnings.
  • The figure was in line with BYD's previous forecast of between 9.55 billion yuan and 11.55 billion yuan in quarterly earnings.
  • Electric vehicle demand has soared in recent years in China, which is the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases in absolute terms.

SABIC Agri-Nutrients profit falls

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Q3 net profit fell 55% to $280 million.
  • Revenue fell 40 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$712 million (SAR2.67 billion) in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
  • Net profit dropped 66 percent to US$714 million (SAR 2.68 billion) in the first nine months of 2023 compared to US$2 billion a year ago.