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Immensa opens facility in Saudi Arabia
The $15 million is located in Dammam area of the Kingdom.
- The facility is the first private sector industrial grade additive manufacturing center in the Kingdom.
- It is equipped with cutting-edge technologies and is supported by more than 30 specialized engineers, the company said in a statement.
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Vodafone, Microsoft ink pact
The two firms will offer AI Digital Contact Centre Platform.
- The MoU was signed by General Manager of Microsoft Lana Khalaf, and Enterprise Business Unit Director at Vodafone Qatar Mahday Saad Al Hebabi.
- With this platform, contact centers will be equipped with modern digital tools to engage customers across voice, video, and other digital channels.
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Hyundai, Aramco sign $5bn contract
Hyundai will build a petrochemicals complex in the kingdom.
- Korean media reports said the deal, which will advance the Amiral project packages No. 1 and 4, is the largest contract won by a Korean builder.
- The deal comes a day after Saudi Aramco and France's TotalEnergies signed contracts to start building an $11-billion petrochemicals facility in Saudi Arabia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Banking arm asked to stop accepting fresh deposits.
- Paytm collapsed 20 percent at the open of trade in Mumbai before a trading halt, the day after the RBI reported "persistent non-compliances" at Paytm Payments Bank
- RBI said it would not be able to accept new deposits, offer fund transfers or help facilitate credit transactions from March, although customers will be able to withdraw cash
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Borouge full-year net profit $1bn
The firm posted third consecutive rise in quarterly earnings.
- Borouge management intends to distribute 15.9 fils per share in dividends for the full year 2024, equating to a 6.6 percent current dividend yield.
- Fourth quarter revenue reached $1.5 billion, unchanged quarter-on-quarter and declining 6 percent on a year-on-year basis on weaker global demand.
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GSK profit in 2023 falls
The drug maker said revenues swelled 3 percent to $38.54bn.
- Profit after tax slid sharply to £4.9 billion ($6.2 billion) last year from £14.9 billion in 2022, when it received a massive gain from the Haleon demerger
- However, underlying adjusted operating profit, excluding exceptional items, jumped 12 percent to £8.8 billion last year to beat company guidance