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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

CBI, zypl.ai ink partnership

The pact aligns with CBI’s plan to support innovation in UAE.

Borouge opens fifth polypropylene unit

PP5 will increase Borouge’s PP annual production capacity by 25 percent.
  • Its total polymer capacity of polyolefins will also be increased by 11 percent from 4.5 to 5 million tons per year.
  • Raw materials produced at PP5 would be enough for making water supply pipes for 6,500 Burj Khalifa buildings.

Aramco closes deal with consortium

The Global Investor Consortium acquires 49pc stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines.
  • This lease and leaseback deal between the two companies was previously announced on December 6, 2021.
  • Global Investor Consortium is an international investor consortium led by affiliates of BlackRock and Hassana.

Etihad Rail and FAB sign pact

The bank will arrange finances worth $541m for passenger transport.
  • The agreement comes as part of the UAE National Railways Programme, the largest land transport system of its kind in the UAE.
  • With the launch of the railway passenger services, the passenger trains will strengthen connectivity between the UAE by connecting 11 cities and locations in the country.

Mercedes-Benz posts strong results

Mercedes saw the key measure rise 19.2 bn euros.
  • Mercedes, which changed its name from Daimler at the beginning of the month, saw the key measure rise $21.6 bn
  • The group's net profit increased almost six-fold to 23.4 billion euros from four billion euros in 2020

Petrobras 2021 profit hits $20bn

Debt dropped to $47.62 billion in 2021 from $63.17 billion in 2020.
  • Net profit for the final quarter last year came in at $5.64 billion, bringing 2021's total to $19.88 billion
  • Petrobras said this was a stark contrast to 2020's total of just over $1 billion due to effects of the pandemic

QDB inks deal with QSC

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) will support Qatari entrepreneurs and innovators, small and medium-sized companies, to help diversify the country's economy.
  • The MoU provides for the support of innovators of the Qatar Scientific Club by providing financial grants
  • It also helps by providing technical consultancy to manufacture and test the prototype for innovation

Tibbiyah closes IPO at $22 million

Fully owned by Al Faisaliah Group, Tibbiyah is a leading healthcare provider in Saudi Arabia and the region.
  • The retail offering was 12.63 times covered after allocating one million shares to individual investors
  • The share offer price was set at Saudi Riyal 82 ($22), Aldukheil Financial Group said in the statement

ADNOC L&S and AG&P sign storage pact

ADNOC L&S' LNG Carrier Ish will be used as a Floating Storage Facility.
  • Under the agreement terms, starting Q3 2022, AG&P will use the carrier for the first LNG Import Terminal in the Philippines at Ilijan in Batangas Bay (PHLNG).
  • The vessel is part of a fleet of eight LNG vessels operated by ADNOC L&S and is currently under contract to ADNOC LNG, a subsidiary of ADNOC.

Alibaba shares slump 5%

The drop followed reports that the Ant Group was being probed.
  • Chinese regulators launches a wide-ranging crackdown on alleged anti-competitive practices by Alibaba and other domestic tech giants
  • Chinese Food delivery giant Meituan shares has plummeted over 20 per cent since Friday which is the biggest fall of the stock

Mubadala invests in PDG

Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has closed an equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) as a lead investor for...
  • PDG is a leading Pan-Asia data center operator with a footprint across key Asian digital economies
  • PDG has a portfolio of 20 data centers with over 600MW of secured capacity and spanning five countries

CBI, zypl.ai ink partnership

The pact aligns with CBI’s plan to support innovation in UAE.

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Invest AD to launch debt fund

Invest AD Blackstone Debt Fund is an SCA-regulated fund.
  • The fund will offer local feeder access to Blackstone’s US and European private credit strategies.
  • The feeder brings Blackstone’s institutional-caliber credit platform to qualified non-US investors, primarily in the UAE.

Nedaa, Dubai Customs ink MoU

MoU to enhance digital solutions for efficiency.
  • The MoU will help to integrate efforts and exchange experiences to improve the level of services provided to various groups and segments of society.
  • The two parties will focus on developing an operational mechanism aimed at ensuring a reliable and effective communication network for Dubai Customs,

Yansab 9M net loss $134 million

The company had posted net earnings of $136m in 9M 2022.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, the company widened its net loss to SAR 161.3 million from SAR 61 million in the year before.
  • Yanbu had decided to distribute cash dividends of 236 million Saudi riyals to shareholders for the first half of the fiscal year 2023.