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Nationwide has offered US$3.7 billion for Virgin Money.
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OQGN inks $1.2bn financing deal
Deal will provide firm access to capital in dual currencies.
- OQGN is the exclusive operator of the natural gas transportation network in Oman.
- This is considered one of the largest syndicates of Sharia-compliant financing in Oman.
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ADNOC L&S buys VLCC
Firm has committed $2 billion for more such carriers.
- The very large crude carrier is a four dual-fuel engine ship – which can also run on liquefied natural gas.
- The carriers, which can carry up to 2 million barrels of crude per voyage, were built in South Korea.
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ACWA to get land for Egypt wind project
The Saudi energy developer will be allocated 3,000 sq km of land.
- Once operational, the wind farm is expected to produce approximately 50,000 gigawatt-hours of clean energy annually.
- It will provide electricity to around 11 million households and significantly reduce carbon emissions by 25.5 million tons per year.
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Jarir Marketing H1 net profit down 4.4%
The company's sales increased by 19.92 percent.
- The gross profit fell by 1.8% due to discounts to promote sales, and due to the change in the sales mix towards the relatively less profitable sections.
- The fall in net profit for H1 was also attributed to an increase in selling and marketing expenses to promote sales.
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Almarai to offer trust certificates
The issuance will be made under a $200m program.
- The company has mandated Citigroup, Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank as joint lead managers.
- The issuance value will be determined later based on market conditions at that time, Almarai said.
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Almarai profit rises 27% in H1
The higher earnings were driven by an increase in revenue.
- The first-half results were also lifted by Almarai’s full acquisition of International Dairy and Juice Limited (IDJ) despite higher finance costs.
- The company’s Q2 2023 net profit rose 7 percent to SAR557.1 million, compared to SAR520.36 million in the year-earlier period.
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Herald, SAIF Zone sign agreement
Herald aims to expand its presence in the region.
- Under the new deal, Herald Holdings has secured 173,000 square feet (sq.ft) on lease in SAIF Zone to construct a logistics facility.
- The facility will offer comprehensive warehousing services and seamless cargo transportation by air, land, and sea.
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CBD H1 2023 net profit $133m
Profit is a 41.5 percent jump compared to H1 2022.
- This remarkable growth in net profit is attributed to outstanding revenue contribution across net interest and other operating income.
- The economic outlook for the UAE and business confidence continue to be encouraging, powered by buoyant domestic activity.
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ADNOC in talks with OMV
Talk merger of shareholdings in Borouge, Borealis.
- Borouge is listed on the ADX with 54 percent owned by ADNOC.
- Borealis is owned 75 percent by OMV with ADNOC holding 25 percent.
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Burberry sales jump on China boost
Group sales grew 18 percent to $772 million in its Q1.
- The performance was buoyed by a 46-percent surge in Chinese purchases of items including Burberry's handbags and famed trench coats.
- Despite the upbeat trading update, Burberry's share price dipped 0.2 percent to £21 on the rising London stock market.
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Baidu cancels YY Live deal
The deal was originally expected to be completed by 2021.
- Baidu, the country's top search engine company, agreed in 2020 to buy JOYY Inc's Chinese live video business YY Live for $3.6 billion
- However, Baidu said in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Monday that it would terminate the purchase agreement
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MODON launches 10 projects
The projects in 6 industrial cities are valued at $143 million.
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- Among the agreements, MODON has inked a contract for establishing 80 factories and ready-made products in Al-Ahsa and Taif's industrial cities.
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Cerberus buys HSBC France retail
The takeover was finalized for an undisclosed amount.
- The operation will see HSBC France's nearly 250 retail branches with their 800,000 clients and 3,500 staff become CCF
- The move is part of London-headquarters HSBC's efforts to simplify and refocus operations on its major region of Asia