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Saudi Ceramics posts $62m profit
Saudi Ceramics has posted a threefold jump in net profit to $62 million on the back of better profit margins.
- The Riyadh-based firm made SR233 million ($62 million) in profit, compared to SR77.7 million ($20.7 million) last year
- The strong results were fueled by improved profit margins due to increased prices and lower cost of goods sold
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PIF to bid for Starbucks stake
Owners of the Starbucks franchise value the business at $15 bn.
- Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Mubadala Investment Co. also submitted separate non-binding offers to buy 30 percent stake.
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc., CVC Capital Partners also have shown interest in buying the shares of Starbucks.
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ADNOC framework agreements declared
The $1.94 bn agreements have been awarded to four companies.
- The wireline logging and perforation services are the largest of such awards in the oil and gas industry.
- The framework agreement awards cover ADNOC’s onshore and offshore fields and will run for five years with an option for a further two years.
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Meta settles privacy suit
Facebook-parent has agreed to pay $90 million.
- The agreement was filed Monday in a California court and if approved by a judge would put to rest one of the series of suits alleging the social media giant invaded users' privacy
- The suit alleged the social media giant violated privacy guidelines by tracking its users' visits to outside web pages that contained Facebook "like" buttons
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Air Arabia profits up 476%
Its profit stood at AED720 million ($196.05 million) in 2021.
- The Sharjah-based carrier said its profit stood at AED720 million ($196.05 million) over the previous year
- This was compared to a net loss of AED192 million ($52.28 million) registered for the full year 2020
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Zain Group to sell tower infrastructure
PIF-led consortium to buy 80 percent stake in 8,069 towers.
- PIF will acquire a 60 percent stake, Sultan Holding Company acquiring 10 percent and Prince Saud bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz acquiring 10 percent.
- Zain KSA will own the remaining 20 percent stake, with the PIF having a call option to buy this remaining 20 percent for a specified amount.
Elm to list on TASI
The final offer price was set at SR128 ($34.1) per share, the top end of an indicative range.
- The listing comes amid a boom in the Saudi initial public offering market in a bid to enhance liquidity.
- Owned by the Public Investment Fund, the company had earlier raised $820 mil in proceeds from an IPO.
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Intel to acquire Tower Semiconductor
The acquisition for around $5.4bn part of Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy.
- As a key part of its IDM 2.0 strategy, Intel established Intel Foundry Services (IFS) in March 2021 to help meet the growing global demand.
- Tower operates a geographically complementary foundry presence with facilities in the U.S. and Asia.
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Engie posts €4.2bn profit
It pointed to energy prices and good asset performance for the rise.
- The firm posted a net profit of €3.7 billion ($4.2 billion) after a loss of €1.5 billion in 2020
- The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic had roiled the global economy and energy prices
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Etisalat 2021 revenue up 3.2%
The consolidated revenue stood at AED53.34 billion ($14.52 billion).
- The company attributed the growth to increased demand for data connectivity and digital services
- The growth was also attributed to international operations and improvement in domestic operations
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MAWANI and SGP sign $266m contract
They will establish a logistics zone in King Abdulaziz
- The zone will provide major logistics services, unique solutions, integrated services, and environmental systems, including warehouses and yards.
- It will also include a warehouse and re-export area to provide sorting, regional distribution, and value-added operations.
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EU okays takeover of Seagen
Pfizer announced in March its deal with Seagen.
- The European Commission, the bloc's powerful anti-trust authority, said it had "unconditionally approved" the transaction after a market investigation
- The firm came to major drugmakers' attention with its work on antibody-drug conjugates that are "designed to preferentially kill cancer cells"
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Renault shares fall as sales disappoint
The company's strategy is to sell fewer cars but at higher prices.
- Sales grew 7.6 percent to 10.5 billion euros ($11 billion) as a drop in volume was offset by price increases for its vehicle lineup
- But investors were not impressed as company shares fell more than seven percent in morning trading in the Paris stock exchange