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AstraZeneca 2022 profit $3.3bn
The firm's revenues rose to US$44.4 billion in 2022.
- Investors welcomed AstraZeneca's earnings update, with its share price rallying five percent to US$13.7 in London.
- The annual net profit was boosted by cancer treatments and the integration of biotech unit Alexion following a takeover.
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Volvo Cars 2022 net profit $1.6bn
Revenue climbed by 17 percent to a record US$31.8 billion.
- Electric cars accounted for 11 percent of sales last year, compared to four percent in 2021.
- Volvo Cars accelerated towards the aim of becoming a fully electric car company by the end of the decade and climate neutral by 2040.
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ADNOC Distribution 2022 net profit $748m
The EBITDA grew by 15 percent to reach AED3.52 billion.
- Total fuel volumes continued to increase during the year, recording an 8 percent year-on-year growth through 2022 – with commercial fuel volumes up by 19 percent.
- The Company’s Board of Directors has recommended distributing a cash dividend of AED1.285 billion (10.285 fils per share), for the second half of 2022.
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ArcelorMittal 2022 profit $9.3bn
Profit was affected as demand for steel fell and production hit.
- ArcelorMittal took a $1 billion hit after suspending production at its Ukrainian factory in Kryvyi Rig.
- The conflict "resulted in low levels of production, sales and income and created significant uncertainty about the timing and ability" of operations.
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DEWA 2022 profit is $3bn
DEWA reported consolidated revenue of $7.46 billion.
- DEWA reported consolidated revenue of $7.46 billion and net profit of $2.17 billion
- DEWA’s minimum reserve margin in 2022 for power and water was 28% and 15.2% respectively
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UDC posts $107mn net profit
Established in 1999, UDC was first listed on the Qatar Exchange in June 2003.
- Established in 1999, UDC was first listed on the Qatar Exchange in June 2003
- It has an authorized share capital of 0.96 billion and total assets of $6 billion
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Equinor posts record profit
Output slipped by 2% to 2.04 million barrels per day of oil equivalent.
- Net profit more than tripled to $28.7 billion, boosted mainly by skyrocketing gas prices.
- Equinor said it plans to invest $10-11 billion in 2023 and increase its oil and gas production by three percent.
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Dana Gas 2022 net profit $182m
The rise in adjusted net profit driven by high energy prices.
- Excluding other income and impairments, the company reported an adjusted net profit of $196 million as compared to $128 million in 2021, an increase of 53 percent.
- The increase in revenues is due to higher realized prices and production output in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Etihad Cargo, Astral sign MoU
They will share up to 50 percent of all available capacity on flights.
- Via Etihad Cargo’s Abu Dhabi hub, the carrier’s global network will offer connectivity to destinations around the world.
- Etihad Cargo will utilize its road feeder service network to transport cargo arriving in Abu Dhabi from Nairobi to destinations throughout the UAE.
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BP posts loss on Russia exit
The company posted annual loss of $2.5 billion.
- The company posted annual losses after tax totalling $2.5 billion, compared with net profit of $7.6 billion in 2021
- Oil and gas prices soared last year after the attack by major energy producer Russia on Ukraine triggered massive supply constraint
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Bahrain Steel raises $450m SLL
The company produces and supplies high-grade iron ore pellets.
- The proceeds from this loan will be directed towards CAPEX for constructing the world’s largest stockyard shed with rooftop solar panels.
- The SLL's framework incentivizes Bahrain Steel to exceed mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions.
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ADQ appoints new ADX chairman
The company also appointed two new Board directors.
- Ghannam Butti Al Mazrouei is the Secretary-General of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council, where he oversees an AED24bn program.
- Al Mazrouei also serves on the boards of Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefit Fund and AafaQ Islamic Finance.
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Avalon sets sights on Tadawul listing
The firm will offer 6 million shares in its Initial Public Offering.
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