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Borouge Q2 net profit $231m
The company posted first-half revenues of $2.8 billion.
- Second-quarter revenue increased by 2.5 percent quarter-on-quarter, to reach $1.4 billion, and declined on a year-on-year basis.
- The company's board has endorsed a dividend of $650 million to be approved by the shareholders during the second half of the year.
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ADIB posts 61% net profit growth in H1
The bank's revenue grew by 50 percent to AED 4.3 billion.
- The bank's cost to income ratio was managed down with an improvement of seven percentage points to 33.9 percent.
- Total assets increased 28 percent to AED 182 billion, driven by 18 percent growth in gross financing and 22 percent growth in investments.
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Aston Martin H1 revenue up
Revenue accelerated 25 percent to US$877 million.
- Losses after tax dropped to £142.6 million ($184 million) in the six months to the end of June
- During the same period last year, the firm suffered a net loss of £290 million ($374.75m)
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NBF H1 net profit up 120 percent
Fujairah, UAE -- The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) Wednesday posted 120.7 percent increase in first half net profit to...
- The robust performance in Q2 2023 contributed to this growth, with NBF posting a net profit of AED 180.1 million, a 99.8 percent increase from the corresponding quarter of 2022.
- The bank's operating profit for H1 2023 reached AED 785.3 million, a 28.9 percent increase from AED 609.1 million in H1 2022.
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Boeing shares surge despite Q2 loss
The aerospace company reported a $149 million Q2 loss.
- A jump in plane deliveries boosted quarterly revenues to $19.8 billion, up 18 percent from the year-ago level and above analyst expectations.
- In the second quarter, Boeing notched a 12 percent increase in commercial plane deliveries. Shares jumped 6.2 percent to $227.45 in early trading.
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DIB H1 2023 net profit $844m
Profit driven by core revenues, effective cost management.
- Gross new underwriting and sukuk investments during H1 2023 reached US$12 billion compared to US$8.9 billion in H1 2022.
- Total income reached to US$2.5 billion compared to US$1.6 billion, a solid expansion of 49 percent year on year.
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Nissan Q1 net profit $750m
Results due to better sales in Japan, North America.
- Sales rose 37 percent to US$20.6 billion, even as tougher competition and a sluggish post-Covid recovery hurt its performance in China.
- The auto giant raised its annual net profit forecast to US$2.4 billion from its previous estimate of US$2.2 billion, boosted in part by cost-cutting.
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RAKBANK H1 profit $245m
This is the bank's highest-ever half-yearly profit.
- Net profit for the second quarter was AED 450.5 million, up 46.6 percent compared to Q2 2022.
- Net interest income and income from Islamic products net of distribution to depositors was AED 1.6 billion.
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ADCP partners with AP Moller
ADCP is a JV between Mubadala and Alpha Wave Global.
- AP Moller Capital focuses on, among other areas, opportunities in upper middle market infrastructure investments in sectors such as transportation and renewable energy.
- This venture reinforces ADCP’s commitment to the development of the institutional financial ecosystem from its headquarters at the ADGM, the firms said in a statement.
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General Motors Q2 profits up
Revenues were recorded at $44.7 billion, up 25 percent.
- General Motors (GM) reported profits of $2.6 billion, up 52 percent from the year-ago level.
- GM scored higher deliveries compared with the year-ago period in both North America and China.
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Siemens posts increased Q1 profit
The company said orders nearly doubled in mobility division.
- The group, whose products range from trains to factory equipment, made a net profit of 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) between October and December
- "Siemens again delivered a strong quarter, maintaining a trajectory of profitable growth," CEO Roland Busch said in a statement
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UAB net profit grows 65%
Total assets grew 25% in 2023 on strong growth in loans, advances.
- UAB’s financial performance was aided by significant progress across the core businesses with total operating income recording a 15 percent growth.
- Total assets grew 25 percent year-on-year in FY 2023 to AED17.6 billion, driven by the strong growth in loans, advances, and Islamic financing.
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stc Group inks several pacts
The pacts were signed at the PIF’s Private Sector Forum.
- The annual Private Sector Forum brings together policymakers, key local private sector players, visionaries and industry leaders.
- The agreements signed covered a range of strategic stc Group objectives, from sustainability to digital transformation.