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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

FAB net profit up $3.4bn in 9M 2023

The bank reported total revenue of $5.6 billion.
  • The bank reported total revenue of $5.6 billion, marking a 38% year-on-year growth
  • The return on tangible equity improved to 18.3%, with Group CET1 reaching 14.2% as of September 2023

Presight AI, TOTM form joint venture

The JV will develop and deploy their combined proprietary technologies.
  • The joint venture agreement will establish an entity that will leverage Presight’s Big Data AI and Data Analytics capabilities.
  • This will allow governments and enterprises to transform mission-critical infrastructure with intelligent new solutions that are data-driven.

Sipchem 9M net profit down 67%

There was a 70% QoQ drop in net profit for the third quarter of 2023.
  • The lower profit was due to a decline in revenues on lower product prices, as well as a fall in sales.
  • In addition, the company's share of profits from investments in a joint venture and associates decreased, Argaam said.

Merger of Saudi Enaya and UCA okayed

The merger remains subject to regulatory approvals.
  • The two companies had signed a binding merger agreement through a share swap deal, under which UCA will issue a 0.837 common share for each issued share in Saudi Enaya.
  • On 29 April 2021, Saudi Enaya Cooperative and Amana Cooperative Insurance signed a merger agreement.

JPMorgan Q3 profit at $13.2bn

The bank’s revenues rose 22 percent to US$39.9 billion.
  • One of the biggest factors in bank’s rise in profit was the increased earnings in net interest income (NII).
  • NII is the gap between what the bank makes in interest in loans to clients compared with interest payments to customers

Presight, Samruk-Kazyna to form JV

Samruk-Kazyna is Kazakhstan's $70bn asset sovereign wealth fund.
  • The joint venture aims to accelerate digital transformation in Kazakhstan.
  • Presight will deploy its AI and big data analytics solutions and technologies.

Delta posts Q3 profits of $1.1b  

The company’s revenues rose 11 percent to $15.5 billion.
  • Delta and other US carriers have pointed to pent-up travel demand as a driver of strong results in recent quarters.
  • The company described overall demand as "strong," domestic demand as "steady" and international strength as "extending through fall."

EasyJet, Airbus sign US$20bn deal

The no-frills airline will buy 157 aircraft from Airbus.
  • The airline on Thursday said it had "entered into conditional arrangements" with European planemaker Airbus for 157 aircraft
  • Together the deal was worth $19.9 billion and "will deliver lower fuel burn, CO2 emissions and operating costs per seat", EasyJet said

Jarir’s 9M profit down marginally

The fall was attributed to an increase in non-operating expenses.
  • The third-quarter net profit rose by 8 percent to SAR 296.3 million, from SAR 273.72 million in Q3 2022, driven by a 4.8 percent rise YoY in sales.
  • Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, stood at SAR 1.79 billion as of Sept. 30, 2023, down from SAR 1.80 billion a year earlier.

Birkenstock to list on NYSE

The German sandals maker has set its share price at $46.
  • A total of 32.26 million ordinary shares will be offered in its initial public offering, trading under the symbol BIRK
  • Birkenstock recorded revenues of $1.17 billion for the nine months ending June 30, up 21 percent from the same period in 2022

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

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Liberty Media buy MotoGP

Formula One owners paid US$4.5 billion for the deal.
  • The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of 2024 subject to clearances and approvals.
  • MotoGP said Liberty Media would acquire "approximately 86 percent" stake from Spain-based owners Dorna.

Omantel approves cash dividend

Net profit grew by 13.1 percent compared to 2022
  • Omantel continued to successfully implement its strategy Shift Gear despite market challenges and increasing competition.
  • Omantel Group revenues and profits, as the group's revenues were up by 9.7percent

Huawei profit tops $12bn

The profits more than doubled compared to 2022.
  • Huawei has been at the center of an intense standoff between China and the United States, with Washington warning its equipment could be used for espionage.
  • Sanctions since 2019 have cut Huawei's access to US-made components and technologies, forcing it to diversify.