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Mashreq prices Dim Sum bond

UAE bank raises offshore renminbi funding

Aldar buys Sharjah homes

Deal adds 1,100-plus rental units

SIB profit up 9%

Higher income from financing and investment drive growth.

Masar signs $82m land deal

Agreements signed with Abdulmohsin Al Rossais & Sons Group.

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.

Invictus plans $272m expansion

The company will invest through acquisitions and JVs.
  • Abu-Dhabi Securities Exchange-listed Invictus is a prominent trader with growing business in the African markets.
  • Invictus recently reported completing over one million metric tons of agro-commodity exports to Egypt during 2023.

Taaleem nine-month revenue up 30.3%

The revenue for the period ended May 2023 reached $193m.
  • Taaleem's net profit grew marginally by 1 percent YoY to reach 28.2 percent, while the like-for-like net profit margin saw a 2.4 percent YoY improvement.
  • The growth in net profit is primarily attributed to the operational efficiency and increasing enrollment in the company's Premium schools portfolio.

KEZAD Group, GFCF ink deal

GFCF will triple its production after setting up its Phase II in Musasafah.
  • Four more chemical products will be added to GFCF's product mix with the opening of the second phase of the factory.
  • GFCF's processes minimize water waste, and the production unit will incorporate heat recycling, aligning with KEZAD Group's sustainability goals.

4 bids for Al Ajban power project

There will be a process to select the best proposal.
  • Al Ajban Solar PV is EWEC’s third world-leading solar power project.
  • Abu Dhabi is home to world’s three largest single-site solar power plants.

Arada H1 sales $1.15bn

The company witnessed a 186 percent increase in sales.
  • In total, Arada sold 1,616 homes at its communities during the first half, a 23 percent increase on the same period in 2022.
  • Arada’s best-performing community in terms of sales was Masaar, the forested megaproject based in the up-and-coming Suyoh district of Sharjah.

QNB H1 2023 net profit at $2bn

QNB set aside $1.3 billion as provision for loan losses.
  • There was an increase in the operating income by 14 percent to reach US$5 billion.
  • This reflects QNB’s success in maintaining strong growth in various sources of income.

eXtra’s H1 2023 profit falls 35%

An increase in borrowing costs hurt the company in H1.
  • The company's revenue increased slightly by 2.1 percent YoY, backed by the consumer finance segment revenues growth and retail segment’s sales mix enhancement, Argaam said.
  • Gross profit increased by 7.3 percent YoY to SAR 655.9 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) slightly increased compared to H1 2022.

East Pipes, Banque Saudi Fransi ink pact

Funds will be used to finance working capital for projects.
  • The agreement is worth US$293 million (SAR 1.1 billion).
  • A promissory note of $306 million was provided to guarantee the credit facility.

QatarEnergy, ENOC sign supply pact

QE will supply up to 120m barrels of condensates to ENOC from Jul.
  • The terms of the agreement allow parties to further increase the condensate volumes under the contract.
  • The agreement was signed by Qatar Petroleum for the Sale of Petroleum Products Company Ltd. (QPSPP) and ENOC Supply and Trading, a subsidiary of ENOC.

Ant Group to buyback shares

Share buyback plan values Ant Group at $78.5 billion.
  • The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday slapped a $984 million fine on Ant and its subsidiaries "in view of... illegal and irregular acts".
  • Ant operates Alipay, the world's largest digital payments platform, which boasts hundreds of millions of monthly users in China and beyond.

Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

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Abu Dhabi Airports appoints Elena Sorlini as Managing Director and CEO

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of Abu Dhabi's five commercial airports, has announced the appointment of...
  • Since joining Abu Dhabi Airports, Sorlini has overseen the successful opening of Abu Dhabi International Airport's new state-of-the-art Terminal A
  • Additionally, she has played an important role in maintaining the steady increase of passenger traffic numbers, which continue to experience year-on-year growth

McDonald Q4 profit up

McDonald's cited war in the Middle East as a drag.
  • Profits in the quarter grew seven percent to $2.0 billion, while revenues increased eight percent to $6.4 billion.
  • Global comparable sales grew 3.4 percent in fourth quarter, down from 8.8 percent in the third quarter and below the annual average

Vodafone Q3 revenue dips

Poor display across Italy, Spain is said to be the reason for loss.
  • Revenues dipped 2.3 percent to 11.4 billion euros ($12.3 billion) in the three months to the end of December, compared with a year earlier.
  • "We maintained... revenue momentum in the third quarter," said chief executive Margherita Della Valle, adding the group had made "good strategic progress".