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Empower okays $119.1m H2 2025 dividend

The dividend is equivalent to 43.75% of paid-up capital.

Alujain widens 2025 loss

The increase in loss is due to impairment charges, weaker prices.

Masar 2025 net profit $262m

Higher land plot sales boost revenue and operating income.

Tasnee’s 2025 losses deepen

The petrochemicals' company's revenue also fell 17.7 percent.

DP World 2025 revenue $24.4bn

The profit for the year up 32.2% to reach $1.96bn.

DP World, Pelindo and INA sign deal

They will more than double Indonesia's BNCT's capacity to 1.4m TEUs.
  • The expansion and modernization program will strengthen BNCT's position as a major trade and logistics gateway in the Malacca Strait, DP World said.
  • DP World will also work with its partners to connect other terminals and small ports on the Island of Sumatra.

SAMI, Safran sign helicopter pact

Paris, France -- SAMI, a PIF-owned national defense and security organization of Saudi Arabia, has signed an agreement with Safran...
  • The agreement includes technical assistance and qualification, development of technical infrastructure, and technical training for Saudi talents.
  • Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of helicopter engines, with more than 75,000 produced since being founded.

Sipchem to pay 12.5% H1 dividend

The total dividend of $241.63 million will be paid on July 19.
  • During the past three financial years, the company has paid cash dividends at SAR 5.99 per share.
  • Sipchem's net profit for the first quarter of 2023 fell by 56 percent to SAR 470.3 million from SAR 1.07 billion in the same period of 2022.

Lufthansa to sell payments subsidiary

The German group will sell AirPlus to Sweden's SEB Kort Bank.
  • It comes after Lufthansa in April announced the divestment of its LSG catering business, and last month agreed to buy a 41-percent stake in Italy's ITA Airways.
  • The Lufthansa group -- one of Europe's biggest airlines -- was brought to the brink of bankruptcy when the Covid-19 pandemic saw global air travel grind to a halt.

ADNOC L&S gets new VLCC

VLCCs carry almost 2 million barrels of crude per voyage.
  • The vessel is the first of four dual-fuel engine very large crude carrier which can also run on liquefied natural gas
  • ADNOC L&S has committed approximately $2 billion to build more environmentally efficient vessels.

ADIB, ADIO to fund businesses

ADIB will facilitate the opening of Shariah-compliant bank accounts.
  • This strategic move ensures that businesses have access to banking solutions that align with Islamic principles, ADIB said in a statement.
  • ADIB will also provide financing options based on collateral in the form of on-ground operating assets such as real estate, equipment, and machinery, the bank said.

PIF to set up pharma firm Lifera

Lifera is a development and manufacturing company.
  • Lifera will primarily focus on producing life-saving and essential pharmaceutical products, including insulins, vaccines, plasma therapeutics.
  • PIF has also invested in the National Unified Procurement Company (Nupco), a prominent provider of medical procurement, storage, and distribution services for medicines.

Mubadala investee firms sign pact

The partnership involves Tata Power Renewables, Princeton Digital.
  • Under the agreement, PDG and Tata Power Renewables have co-invested in a captive power plant that will supply electricity to PDG’s MU1 data center in Airoli, Mumbai.
  • First power from the solar plant, located in the Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra, will be generated in June 2023.

Allianz, Credit Agricole renew partnership

Credit Agricole Egypt is a subsidiary of Credit Agricole Group.
  • The agreement is set to expand Allianz Egypt's customer base while delivering top-notch insurance services to the bank's customers, the companies said in a statement.
  • The collaboration aims to provide integrated financial and insurance services, covering life, property, and casualty insurance, under one roof.

Jamjoom Tadawul debut on Jun 20

Jamjoon Pharma IPO was launched on May 25 at SAR 60 per share.
  • The company said the daily fluctuation limit is +/- 30% and static price fluctuation limit is +/-10%, Jamjoom said in a statement to Tadawul on Sunday.
  • The company offered 21 million shares, representing 30 percent of its share capital. The IPO was the largest in Saudi Arabia since Saudi Aramco Base Oil's IPO in Dec 2022.

GAS, SPPC ink two contracts

The duration of each contract is of 22 months.

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Saudi Chemical Co announces dividend

The company will distribute $11,385,120 to its shareholders.

GIB, KSA wrap up Sukuk debut

Gulf International Bank is a merchant bank in the Middle East

KPMG’s global revenue touches $36bn

The company has outlined a collective investment of $4.2b.

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Deyaar, Arady Properties sign MoU

Deyaar is a leading real estate developer in Dubai.
  • The MoU outlines the commercial objectives for the project and provides a framework for further negotiations
  • Deyaar has developed strategic partnerships with renowned real estate entities in the region and beyond

TAQA, GS Inima and EWEC seal deal

Abu Dhabi's Shuweihat 4 desalination project secures $444 million.
  • The S4 RO project is primarily funded 71 percent through debt financing from both local and international banks.
  • The financial closing comes after TAQA and GS Inima signed the water purchase agreement with EWEC in August 2023.

ESG buys majority stake in UIG

The move is likely to enhance ESG’s manpower portfolio.
  • ESG is a global investment, engineering and construction services business and a subsidiary of International Holding Company.
  • The strategic plan aims to deploy over 30,000 skilled professionals by the end of 2024, serving various sectors.