INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.
  • The measures, which run counter to rising interest rates around the world as other major economies work to curb inflation,...

    The one-year loan prime rate was reduced from 3.55 percent to 3.45 percent, the People's Bank of China said in a statement

    The decision is intended to encourage commercial banks to grant more loans and at more advantageous rates

  • Latakia, Syria--The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has inaugurated the Al Naqa housing project in the Latakia Governorate in Syria. The...

    In April the ERC had announced its intention to build 1,000 prefabricated housing units in seven areas in the Latakia Governorate for the victims of earthquake

    The governor of Latakia, Amer Hilal, expressed his gratitdue to the UAE for implementing relief projects in Syria since the early days of the earthquake

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi authorities have issued a clear warning to businesses operating within the country: settle your outstanding...

    The warning specifically targets businesses in the commercial sector that fall under the purview of value-added tax

    VAT serves as one of Saudi Arabia’s prevailing tax systems and functions as an indirect tax levied on the purchase and sale of goods and services

  • Amid Russian-Ukrainian war, Europe aims to diversify its energy sources, with Gulf countries like Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia...

    Amid the Russian-Ukrainian war, Europe aims to diversify its energy sources, with Gulf countries like Qatar, UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia offering alternative natural gas options

    These countries have signed several long-term agreements to supply Europe with liquefied natural gas, helping to diversify Europe's energy sources and enhance energy security

  • Libya's central bank announced that its two rival branches in the west and east are reuniting after nearly a decade...

    Libya has seen 12 years of stop-start conflict since the 2011 NATO-backed revolt that toppled strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

    The Central Bank of Libya said it has "again become a unified sovereign institution", in a statement issued by the governor and his deputy.

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -  The National Development Fund (NDF) on Sunday said it will contribute US$453 million (SAR1.7 billion) to...

    This is one of the world’s largest renewable energy projects, developed through joint venture by Saudi Aramco, Badeel and ACWA Power.

    NDF's US$453 million financing commitment has attracted local and global banking groups in the Kingdom’s high-growth infrastructure market.

  • Tehran, Iran -- Trade between Iran and the European Union member states reached 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in the...

    Iran-EU trade exchanges declined by 10 percent compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

    Germany, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for most of the export of products to Iran from January to June 2023.

  • Since the beginning of August, European-style bakeries selling baguettes in the formerly French-ruled country had been prevented from accessing their...

    Days later those same bakeries also stopped receiving non-subsidized flour and semolina from the state, which controls the supply of all such essential goods in the country.

    Economists attribute the bread shortage partly to speculation but, more broadly, to the lack of cereals. Tunisia's debt is around 80 percent of gross domestic product.

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister and Chairman of KAUST Board...

    Strategy aims to transform research into economically productive innovations by focusing on national priorities for research, development and innovation.

    It aims to strengthen KAUST’s partnerships with both the public and private sectors, which will contribute to achieving the objectives of Vision 2030.

  • BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that companies from his country plan to expand their activities in...

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made the statement at a meeting with the head of Russia’s Tatarstan region Rustam Minnikhanov in Budapest.

    The head of Tatarstan came to Budapest at the invitation of Orban in connection with the Hungarian national holiday, St. Stephen's Day.