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Tesla’s first Saudi showroom opens

The opening in Riyadh comes with Tesla sales dropping.

Mubadala Energy enters US energy market

Acquires a 24.1% interest in US firm Kimmeridge’s SoTex

Borouge to increase dividend from 2025

The company okayed $650 million final dividend for 2024.

TikTok’s US future uncertain

It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.

Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent

The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.

EDGE Group, Indra form JV

It will make next-generation radar systems in UAE.
  • The new business entity will be granted prime rights for current and future non-NATO and non-EU orders awarded to Indra.
  • The JV will place a strategic focus on the continued development of sophisticated technologies, innovation and global market.

Salik revenue soars to US$574m

Toll usage revenue rose 11.7% YoY to US$502million.
  • The total number of trips made through Salik’s eight toll gates grew by 10 percent over the course of the year.
  • Salik’s registered active accounts increased 16.0 percent YoY to approximately 2.4 million at the end of 2023.

GAS, SPPC ink two contracts

The duration of each contract is of 22 months.
  • The two contracts entail the engineering, procurement and construction of Qassim and Taibah gas pipelines.
  • The first contract is valued at $90 million (SAR341.09 million), while the second is worth $68 million (SAR256.1 million).

ADIB 2023 net profit $1.4bn

The bank achieved a Return on Equity of 27.1 percent.
  • ADIB achieved record-breaking performance in 2023, with significant growth across all its businesses.
  • Enhancing its digital presence, the bank saw a rise in actively digital customers through improvements to its mobile app.

QFC signs two MoUs

MoUs with BFB, Partior were inked during Web Summit 2024.
  • The MoU with Bahrain FinTech Bay establishes comprehensive frameworks for cooperation in joint research projects.
  • Under the MoU, each entity shall provide support, assistance and resources to start-ups from the QFC and BFB.

Chevron $53bn Hess deal in danger

Rivals' challenge to the control of a key oil asset can derail the acquisition.
  • The issue concerns Hess's 30 percent stake in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, a mammoth oilfield that was a driver of the takeover.
  • Stabroek is operated by US giant ExxonMobil, which has a 45 percent stake. Chinese company Cnooc holds the remaining 25 percent of the project.

AI entity is Board Observer in IHC

IHC is a pioneer in leveraging AI for decision-making.
  • Aiden Insight is a virtual entity endowed with sophisticated AI capabilities, and is set to revolutionise the way IHC handles the global investment landscape.
  • This initiative by IHC is powered by AI capabilities of G42 in collaboration with Microsoft, setting a new benchmark for artificial intelligence development.

Goldman Sachs, Mubadala ink pact

The two firms have signed a $1 billion private credit deal.
  • The partnership will be managed by Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with a dedicated team across multiple Asia Pacific markets.
  • This mandate will enable both firms to continue scaling their investment activity in the large and growing Asia Pacific credit market.

US downs three Houthi drones, strikes anti-ship missiles

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting shipping for months and their attacks have persisted despite repeated American and British strikes...
  • CENTCOM said US forces destroyed "seven Iranian-backed Houthi mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to launch towards the Red Sea."
  • US Central Command said those strikes , carried out between 12:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sanaa time, were made in self-defense

Lloyds Group profit is $6.2bn

High interest rates benefitted the British lender and banking sector as a whole.
  • "The group delivered a robust financial performance in 2023, meeting our guidance," said chief executive Charlie Nunn
  • Banks in the UK and elsewhere are gaining from higher interest rates as central banks, including the Bank of England

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

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TAQA net income $1.93bn in 2024

The company's revenues increased 6.7 percent year-on-year.

ADNOC L&S 2024 net profit $756m

The company's revenue increased by 29 percent to $3.54 billion.

ADNOC Distribution 2024 net profit down 7%

Minus UAE corporate tax, it would have grown by 2.4% to $725m

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DAE net profit up 36.2%

Revenues grew by 9 percent to $1.42bn from $1.31bn in 2023.
  • Total assets reached more than US$13 billion by the end of 2024 compared to US$12.26 billion in 2023.
  • DAE said it acquired 83 aircraft (owned: 30; managed: 53) and sold 68 (owned: 19; managed: 49).

Borouge 2024 net profit $1.24bn

The company said it will maintain a $1.3bn dividend for 2025.
  • EBITDA climbed 14 percent year-on-year to $2.48 billion, driven by a 4 percent year-on-year revenue increase to $6 billion.
  • Sales volumes reached their highest-ever level of 5.3 million tonnes, supported by strategic positioning in high-growth markets across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

ADQ, Orion to establish JV

The partners commit to deploying $1.2bn in the next four years.
  • The JV will make strategic investments in the metals and mining sector to enhance supply chain security locally and globally.
  • The joint venture will invest in a diverse range of metals and minerals in various geographies, focusing initially on emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America.