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Borouge signs supply pact with NPCC
Borouge will also supply critical materials for UAE energy projects.
- Borouge and NPCC have previously partnered to provide steel pipe coating solutions for over 15,000 kilometers of pipelines in various local infrastructure projects.
- Borouge will supply materials for ADNOC Gas’ sales gas pipeline network enhancement (ESTIDAMA) program and Maximizing Ethane Recovery and Monetization (MERAM) project.
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Evergrande shares begin trading
The shares dropped nearly 9 percent at the close of trading.
- Evergrande Vehicle was the last to resume trade, one week later than Evergrande Group and Evergrande Property Services.
- Trading of all three Evergrande companies listed in Hong Kong was halted on September 28, after its founder Xu Jiayin was suspected of illegal crimes.
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eXtra net profit down 17%
The company reported a net profit of $70m for 9M period of 2023.
- The nine-month earnings were negatively impacted by higher interest rates, which led to finance cost rising by SAR 39.6 million year-on-year (YoY), Argaam reported.
- The company recognized non-recurring losses of SAR 38 million as it discontinued its expansion plans in Egypt.
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EV infrastructure company launched
PIF will own 75% in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company.
- It plans to establish presence in more than 1,000 locations, installing over 5,000 fast chargers by 2030 in cities across Saudi Arabia.
- PIF said the new company aims to enhance Saudi Arabia’s automotive ecosystem, through collaboration with EV companies.
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EWEC, Masdar sign purchase pact
Power to be purchased generated from UAE's Wind Programme.
- This strategic agreement will see EWEC procuring power from the UAE's utility-scale wind programme for the first time.
- Located at Sila, Sir Bani Yas Island and Delma Island, the wind power farms have a generation capacity of up to 99 megawatts.
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ADNOC to deploy UAE-made drones
ADNOC's partnership with EDGE Group aimed at cutting emissions.
- EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing UAVs for ADNOC to deploy in its operations, to minimize emissions and enhance environmental performance.
- ADNOC has allocated an initial $15 billion (AED55 billion) to lower-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies.
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ADNOC signs pacts with 30 firms
This will create manufacturing opportunities worth $2.7bn.
- The new agreements, outline the companies’ intention to locally manufacture products potentially worth up to AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) in ADNOC’s supply chain, ADNOC said.
- Personal Protective Equipment, which will enhance the safety of operations across all ADNOC Group companies, are among the products to be produced locally.
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Baker Hughes bags 400m ADNOC award
Baker Huhges will supply all-electric compression systems.
- The systems are meant for liquefaction of natural gas, to be powered by clean energy, for ADNOC's low-carbon LNG asset in the Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafrah.
- The LNG trains will comprise energy-efficient Baker Hughes technology, including compressors, driven by 75 MW electric motors.
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Air France-KLM to buy stake in SAS
Air France-KLM will buy 19.9% shares of SAS.
- The group, along with the Danish state, will invest $1.175 billion in the airline, with Air France-KLM investing $144.5 million to buy the 19.9 percent holding.
- SAS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, an option available because of its operations there, in July 2022 as it reeled from Covid travel bans.
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Evergrande shares up 28 percent
Evergrande estimated it had debts of $328 billion at the end of June.
- When trading resumed Tuesday, its shares initially jumped more than 60 percent before paring much of their gains to close up 28 percent.
- Last Thursday Evergrande said its founder and chairman Xu Jiayin was suspected of "illegal crimes" after reports he was being held by police.
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KACST, ACWA Power sign pact
The aim is to develop technologies for clean energy.
- The center will conduct studies, scientific research, and work to attain technical development in clean energy and water sector.
- It will also work in developing solar energy technologies, energy storage technologies to support future energy networks.
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Arab Bank Group net profit $829.6m
The Group posted a 52% increase in net income compared to 2022.
- Total Assets grew by 6 percent to reach $68.3 billion and loans grew by 5 percent to reach $37.1 billion.
- The Board has recommended to the shareholders the distribution of 30 percent cash dividends for the financial year 2023.
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SIB, Noqodi sign agreement
The Noqodi platform will enable digital payments.
- This pact aims to improve digital and electronic payment offerings available to SIB's corporate and individual business customers.
- SIB's business clients will gain access to a broader range of digital payment solutions for seamless fee payments across various products.