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2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Saudi EXIM Bank, Trafigura sign pact

The bank will extend three-year credit facility of $500 million.
  • The agreement is aimed at facilitating the purchase of domestically produced commodities from Saudi Arabia
  • It will also enable Trafigura to connect Saudi producers to more than 156 markets worldwide, the bank said.

EDGE, Brazil Marine Corps sign pact

A technical cooperation agreement will follow the signing.
  • EDGE recently announced a strategic partnership with the Brazilian Navy to co-develop a long-range anti-ship missile.
  • The signing ceremony took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro as part of an ongoing EDGE leadership visit to key local government offices.

AMEA reaches financial closure on PV plant

The $86m project will be AMEA's first operational asset in Tunisia.
  • The solar plant is being implemented by Kairouan Solar Plant, a project company registered in Tunisia and wholly owned by AMEA Power.
  • The project is being financed by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Alibaba plans to list subsidiary in IPO

It did not give a timetable for the move or how much it hoped to raise.
  • Alibaba announced in March it was dividing itself into six entities, with the goal of listing them separately, along with the replacement of CEO Daniel Zhang.
  • Zhang, who was initially supposed to take charge of the firm's new cloud computing branch in September after stepping down, left just as he was supposed to take up his new post.

QatarEnergy inks pact with Marubeni

QatarEnergy will supply naphtha to Marubeni for 10 years.
  • This pact builds on the five-year Naphtha sales agreement signed in 2018 between QatarEnergy and Marubeni Corporation.
  • Japan-based Marubeni Corporation is the largest petrochemical feedstock trading entity and aggregator in Asia.

Masdar, PLN NP sign expansion pact

They will develop Phase II of Indonesia's Cirata project by up to 500MW
  • The initial 145MW phase of the innovative floating PV project, located in the picturesque Cirata reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, is expected to come online later this year.
  • Masdar opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2021, to further strengthen links with key players within the region.

NEOM inks deal with Marriott International

Under the deal, two luxury hotels will be built in Trojena.
  • The agreement includes Saudi Arabia’s first W Hotel, and a JW Marriott chain-branded hotel, NEOM said in a statement.
  • Trojena, a flagship development within NEOM, is being crafted and positioned as a year-round adventure sports haven.

Al Akaria signs $610m infra contracts

The Public Investment Fund is a related party to the contracts.
  • The contracts pertain to development of the main infrastructure networks and bridges for the Qiddiya project.
  • The contracts also include the design, construction, testing and commissioning of a sewage treatment plant.

Investcorp portfolio firm listed

The firm, PT Multitrend Indo, was listed on the Indonesian stock exchange.
  • This is Investcorp's first IPO on the Indonesian stock exchange and the 26th IPO in the Firm's 40-year history.
  • Investcorp currently has five offices spread across Asia with over US$1.2 billion invested in 40 portfolio companies.

Alpha Dhabi acquires stake in Metito

With this deal, Alpha Dhabi marks entry into water and wastewater domain.
  • The acquisition sees Alpha Dhabi purchasing the majority stake from selling shareholders Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Gulf Capital.
  • The Ghandour family, Metito's founding shareholders, will retain their leadership roles.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

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Salik revenue soars to US$574m

Toll usage revenue rose 11.7% YoY to US$502million.

GAS, SPPC ink two contracts

The duration of each contract is of 22 months.

ADIB 2023 net profit $1.4bn

The bank achieved a Return on Equity of 27.1 percent.
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Chevron $53bn Hess deal in danger

Rivals' challenge to the control of a key oil asset can derail the acquisition.
  • The issue concerns Hess's 30 percent stake in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, a mammoth oilfield that was a driver of the takeover.
  • Stabroek is operated by US giant ExxonMobil, which has a 45 percent stake. Chinese company Cnooc holds the remaining 25 percent of the project.

AI entity is Board Observer in IHC

IHC is a pioneer in leveraging AI for decision-making.
  • Aiden Insight is a virtual entity endowed with sophisticated AI capabilities, and is set to revolutionise the way IHC handles the global investment landscape.
  • This initiative by IHC is powered by AI capabilities of G42 in collaboration with Microsoft, setting a new benchmark for artificial intelligence development.

Goldman Sachs, Mubadala ink pact

The two firms have signed a $1 billion private credit deal.
  • The partnership will be managed by Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with a dedicated team across multiple Asia Pacific markets.
  • This mandate will enable both firms to continue scaling their investment activity in the large and growing Asia Pacific credit market.