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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.

Aldar net profit $1.19bn

Expanded investment and record development sales boosted profit.

Siemens posts increased Q1 profit

The company said orders nearly doubled in mobility division.

UniCredit 2022 net profit at $7bn

Bank said it would pay out US$5.6 billion to shareholders.
  • The news sent the bank's share prices zooming more than eight percent higher in morning trading.
  • The European Central Bank has been lifting interest rates since last year to tackle inflation and tame consumer price growth.

UBS Q4 net profit at US$1.7bn

Net profits at the banking giant rose 23% in Q4 of 2022.
  • For the full year 2022, UBS meanwhile saw its net profit inch up to $7.6 billion from $7.5 billion a year earlier.
  • As revenues generated by global markets dwindled, UBS's investment bank saw revenues shrink 24 percent in the fourth quarter.

ADIB net profit in 2022 is $985m

ADIB's revenue increased by 23% to US$1.8 billion in 2022.
  • ADIB reported a 60 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 with a net profit of US$326 million.
  • The bank's revenue in 2022 was driven by a 43 percent increase in fees and commissions and a 24 percent growth in funded income.

YahClick, Canar sign 6-year pact

The $15 million pact will expand YahClick's presence in Africa.
  • The deal will make Sudan's Canar Telecom one of YahClick’s largest service providers across the region.
  • Under the agreement, Canar has procured significant satellite capacity from YahClick.

QInvest exends book building period for MEEZA IPO

MEEZA is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services in Qatar.
  • Qualified investors will use this extension to finalize internal approvals and submit their orders
  • The purpose of the book building mechanism is to set the final Offer Share price for the IPO

Masraf Al Rayan’s 2022 profit dips by 22%

In 2021, the company's profit was $0.46 billion.
  • The figures issued by the bank show a decrease in the earnings per share to QR 0.140 per share in 2022
  • The company has recommended a cash dividends of 10 percent of the nominal value of a share

Boubyan Bank 2022 net profit $189m

The bank will pay 6 fils in cash and 6% in bonus shares.
  • The total consolidated assets of Boubyan Bank Group increased to KD 7.9 billion at a growth rate of 7 percent.
  • The bank said the total of customers’ deposits grew by 6 percent to reach KD 6 billion, while the financing portfolio grew by 7 percent to reach KD 5.9 billion.

Flybe stops trading, cancels flights

Earlier it was a leader in the UK domestic flights sector.
  • "We are sad to announce that Flybe has been placed into administration," the airline tweeted.
  • The UK Civil Aviation Authority advised passengers booked with Flybe not to go to the airport.

UAE banks’ saving deposits rise to $67bn

On a monthly basis, the deposits grew by 0.06 percent.
  • On a monthly basis, the deposits grew by 0.06 percent, compared to about $67 billion in October 2022
  • Demand deposits increased by $234 billion, or 82.5 percent, to $245 billion at the end of November last year

DIC buys 9% equity in Monument Bank

Equity will help DIC enter one of the most regulated markets
  • Monument Bank targets UK’s 'mass affluent' and aims to provide core banking and other related services to clients.
  • Monument Bank’s CEO Ian Rand said that the partnership will help to enhance its UK business and launch innovative solutions

Aldar net profit $1.19bn

Expanded investment and record development sales boosted profit.

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Saudi EXIM Bank, Obeikan AGC ink pact

Obeikan AGC Glass will have an export credit insurance policy.

Gulftainer extends concession pacts

The agreements with Sharjah Ports extended for another 35 years.

AJEX, MODON sign partnership

AJEX will have rights to operate warehousing facilities at Modon.

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Tabreed 9M profit at $218m

This is due to the steady growth in its consumption volumes.
  • Tabreed delivers strong growth, with revenue soaring 10 percent to US$490 million in January-September 2023.
  • This is a 10 percent increase in revenue year-on-year, compared to US$460 million in January-September 2022.

Siemens posts record profit

Its shares rose over 6 percent on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
  • The company, whose businesses range from making trains to automating production processes, earned a net profit of $8.62 billion in 2022-2023.
  • Sales, at $84.6 billion, rose 11 percent on the previous year while for 2024, the group expects revenue to grow in a range of between 4 and 8 percent.

Alstom to cut 1500 jobs

Alstom said it aims to cut debt by 2 billion euros by March 2025.
  • Alstom posted last month a negative cash flow of 1.15 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in the first half of its fiscal year.
  • The group said it was working on a "comprehensive operational, commercial, and cost efficiency plan" to reinforce its balance sheet.