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DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings

Burjeel profit nearly doubles

Healthcare demand drives stronger earnings.

Emaar 2023 revenue at $7.3bn

Emaar property sales rose to US$ 11 billion in 2023.
  • Emaar also achieved 63 percent growth in EBITDA, reaching US$4.4 billion (AED 16 billion) during 2023 as compared to 2022.
  • This performance was supported by growth in tourism, a continued upward trend in retail sales and a consistent increase in real estate demand.

Siemens posts increased Q1 profit

The company said orders nearly doubled in mobility division.
  • The group, whose products range from trains to factory equipment, made a net profit of 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) between October and December
  • "Siemens again delivered a strong quarter, maintaining a trajectory of profitable growth," CEO Roland Busch said in a statement

UAB net profit grows 65%

Total assets grew 25% in 2023 on strong growth in loans, advances.
  • UAB’s financial performance was aided by significant progress across the core businesses with total operating income recording a 15 percent growth.
  • Total assets grew 25 percent year-on-year in FY 2023 to AED17.6 billion, driven by the strong growth in loans, advances, and Islamic financing.

stc Group inks several pacts

The pacts were signed at the PIF’s Private Sector Forum.
  • The annual Private Sector Forum brings together policymakers, key local private sector players, visionaries and industry leaders.
  • The agreements signed covered a range of strategic stc Group objectives, from sustainability to digital transformation.

Presight net profit $155m

The net profit grew by 5.1 percent to $155 million.
  • The company said the financial results were underpinned by major domestic project deployments throughout the year and more so in the last quarter of the year.
  • Presight listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange on March 27, 2023, with an offering, excluding its corner stone investor, that was oversubscribed 136 times.

DEWA 2023 net profit $2.15bn

The system demand for power surged to 56.5 TWh in 2023.
  • The fourth quarter revenue was AED 7.1 billion and net profit AED 1.8 billion. The full-year audited results are expected to be released in the first week of March 2024.
  • DEWA’s annual consolidated revenue increased by 7 percent, mainly driven by an increase in demand for electricity, water and cooling services.

Alibaba share buyback program up $25bn

Following the announcement, the firm's shares rise 5% in trading.
  • In the quarter ending Mar 31, Alibaba posted sales of 260.3 billion yuan ($36.7 billion), up five percent year on year, the firm said -- but below analysts' forecasts.
  • Based in eastern China's Hangzhou, Alibaba is a key player in the country's digital sector and is considered a barometer of consumer spending in the world's second-largest economy.

ADNOC Distribution posts record EBITDA

The EDITDA of $1bn benefited from OPEX saving of $28m.
  • The company said it successfully delivered on the five-year target it communicated to the market during its first Capital Markets Day in May 2019.
  • The company recommended a dividend of $350 million for the second half of 2023.

Novartis to buy MorphoSys

The deal gives Novartis access to new blood cancer treatment.
  • The all-cash deal will see Novartis offer 68 euros per share for the company, whose stock has soared in recent days amid speculation a deal was looming
  • "With the planned acquisition of MorphoSys, we aim to further strengthen our leading pipeline and portfolio in oncology," said Shreeram Aradhye, Novartis' CMO.

UBS to reward shareholders

Losses from costs of absorbing Credit Suisse narrow.
  • The bank reported a net loss of $279 million in the final three months of 2023 -- far less than the nearly $500 million analysts had been bracing for
  • The result followed a bigger, $785 million loss in the third quarter but for the full year, UBS bagged a net profit of $29 billion in 2023

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

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AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.
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The $10 mn bag: Original Birkin smashes records at Paris auction

Paris, France -- The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58...
  • The modern design classic, owned by a Paris-based handbag collector, sparked a telephone bidding war up to seven million euros, with the final sale price set at 8.58 million.
  • The final buyer, who eclipsed eight other rivals, was a "private collector from Japan", the auction house added, without giving further details.

TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.

‘Wadeem’ sold out for $1.49bn

This is the highest Abu Dhabi real-estate release to date.
  • The strong interest in Wadeem is testament to individual and investor confidence in our capabilities, said Bill O’Regan, Group CEO of Modon Holding.
  • The launch reinforces Hudayriyat’s position among Abu Dhabi’s most desirable residential destinations, said Ibrahim Al Maghribi, CEO of Modon Real Estate.