AstraZeneca to buy Amolyt for $1bn
It will pay $800 million upfront for the Lyon-based company.
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Huawei H1 revenue at US$43.3bn
The firm works to diversify its business operations.
- The Shenzhen-based company has for several years been at the center of an intense tech standoff between China and the US.
- Since 2019, sanctions have cut the company off from global supply chains that gave it access to US-made components and technologies.
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ADNIC net profit $55.64m
The company's insurance revenue reached $582 million.
- Its underwriting profitability was robust with a combined ratio of 87.60% and a net insurance service profit of AED178.1 million.
- Charalampos Mylonas, CEO of ADNIC, said the company was the first amongst our peers to implement IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) as of 1 Jan, 2023.
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EIH gives $27.2m dividend
The company's net profit for H1 2023 stands at US$121.221 million.
- The company's net profit for H1 2023 stands at US$121.221 million, up from US$6.535 million in 2022
- EIH's assets grow from US$21.171 million in H1 2022 to US$607.19 million in the first half of 2023
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QAMCO’s H1 net declines 60.7%
Average selling prices stood at US$2,743 per metric ton.
- Earnings Per Share for QAMCO stands at US$0.0118 as of 30th June 2023, compared to US$0.0302 in 2022.
- Decline in profits is attributed to a 24% drop in average selling prices and a slight decrease in sales volumes
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Alibaba quarterly revenue up 14 percent
Alibaba's revenue amounted to 234.1 billion yuan ($32.5 billion).
- Alibaba's net profit was up 51 percent on-year, reaching 34.3 billion yuan ($4.76bn) during the April-June period
- Alibaba is a key player in China's expansive digital economy and the operator of a major online shopping platform
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SoftBank Group Q1 loss $3bn
The investment giant was hit by a drop in the share prices of major holdings.
- The firm has made huge bets to find and grow hot new tech ventures around the world, but that has left its earnings vulnerable to market forces.
- The company suffered investment losses "due to declines in the share prices of Alibaba, Deutsche Telekom, and T-Mobile US.
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Eshraq Q2 profit $9.79m
The company had posted a loss of AED7 million in Q2 2022.
- The total operating income surged by 2,446.7 percent to AED44.31 million from a loss of AED1.89 million in Q2 2022.
- To date, Eshraq has sold seven land plots, representing total 27 percent of its existing land bank by book value for a total sale consideration of AED208 million.
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Yahsat H1 net income up 5%
The company reported a revenue of $205m in H1 2023.
- Yahsat said it delivered revenue growth in infrastructure, the Group’s largest segment providing communications capacity to the UAE government.
- Mobility Solutions, the Thuraya business providing mobile satellite services using L-band spectrum, recorded 12 percent growth in the second quarter.
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Siemens Energy posts Q3 loss
The group expects full-year net loss of around $4.94bn.
- The latest result was dragged lower by extra charges of 600 million euros in its offshore wind business.
- Siemens Energy said it was "additionally burdened" by a 700-million-euro write-down of deferred tax assets during the quarter.
Business
Toshiba readies deal to go private
The 14bn deal comes after years of turmoil for the company.
- The Japan Industrial Partners-led consortium taking control in the nearly two trillion yen deal includes 17 Japanese firms and six Japanese banks.
- In March, Toshiba said the tender offer will be called off if the consortium fails to buy at least 66.7 percent of the outstanding shares.
AstraZeneca to buy Amolyt for $1bn
It will pay $800 million upfront for the Lyon-based company.
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ESG buys majority stake in UIG
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Mammoet, Aertssen sign agreement
The two firms will provide heavy-lifting solutions in Qatar.
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Delta reports profit jump
Its revenue jumped to $14.2 billion for the quarter.
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QNB net profits up 8% in 2023
The QNB Group posted a net profit of $4.25 billion.
- The bank said that earnings per share (EPS) amounted to QR 1.55 as of 31st December 2023 compared to QR 1.44 for the same period in 2022.
- The bank's board has announced the distribution of a cash dividend of 65 percent of the nominal share value (QR 0.65 per share).
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Tawazun Council acquires TASNEEF
Subsidiaries of TASNEEF were also acquired.
- This strategic move aims to enhance the council's role in developing national defense industries, the Council said.
- TASNEEF has established a number of services, including issuing rules of relevance to the classification of ships.
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Infosys lowers revenue forecasts
Its net profit fell 7.29% Y-o-Y in the three months to December.
- It reported a decline in profit for the October-December quarter, and revised its revenue growth guidance to 1.5-2.0 percent in constant currency terms
- A big employer of India's engineering graduates, the company upset markets last quarter after it said it would halt campus hiring in an effort to cut costs