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ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.

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.
  • ZATCA extends period of exemption of penalties for Saudi taxpayers

    Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has extended the period of Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties Initiative...

    Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has extended the period of Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties Initiative for taxpayers

    Penalties included in the ZATCA initiative cover exempting taxpayers from late registration in all tax systems, late payment of fines, etc

  • Europe’s inflation declines for first time in 17 months: EU agency

    Boosted by soaring energy and food bills triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, the rate of price increases had hit...

    Analysts had expected the inflation rate in the single currency area to fall but the drop was steeper than predicted

    Among 19 countries that use the euro, Spain now has the lowest inflation rate, dropping to 6.6 percent compared to previous top performer France

  • Turkey’s economy to grow 5 percent in 2022: Poll

    In 2021, Turkey's economy rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic to grow 11.4 percent.

    In 2021, Turkey's economy rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic to grow 11.4 percent

    The Turkish Statistical Institute will announce Q3 GDP growth data at 0700 GMT on Nov 30

  • UAE, Cameroon non-oil trade exchange grows by 33.5% in last 10 years

    Non-oil trade exchange between the UAE and Cameroon grew by 33.5 percent between 2012 and 2021, reaching $522 million by...

    The total non-oil trade exchange between 2012 and 2021 stood at $4.95 billion, according to figures of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

    Non-oil trade between the two countries reached $406 million in the first nine months of this year

  • Qatar Charity organizes events for its sponsored orphans around the world

    The events aim to focus on the rights of the child and the duties of states and societies in order...

    The events aim to focus on the rights of the child and the duties of states and societies in order to protect and care for them

    Sponsored children, including children with disabilities, participated in several activities in Pakistan, Bosnia, Djibouti, Yemen, Somalia, Albania, Tunisia, Kosovo, and Turkey

  • Saudi Arabia extends term of $5 billion deposit for Central Bank of Egypt

    The Egyptian economy has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

    The Egyptian economy has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine

    The package would allow Egypt to open '‘new financing channels with regional and international organizations''

  • UAE president waives over $146 million debt for 1,214 Emiratis

    The Non-performing Debt Relief Fund will settle the money owed by Emiratis to 17 banks and institutions.

    The Non-performing Debt Relief Fund will settle the money owed by Emiratis to 17 banks and institutions

    Al Suwaidi said that the waiver falls within the UAE leadership’s keenness to ensure a decent life for all UAE nationals

  • Qatar says ‘400-500’ workers died on World Cup projects

    More than 400 migrant workers died in labor accidents in Qatar in the build up to the World Cup, according...

    Migrant workers make up more than 2.5 million of Qatar's 2.9 million population

    Qatar has also introduced a minimum wage of 1,000 riyals ($260) and restricted hours in which workers can go out in extreme heat

  • OIC countries suffer US$63bn trade deficit in halal products; Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia top exporters

    The bloc's exports of halal products equaled US$275 billion, while their imports totaled US$338 billion last year, says the 2022...

    The bloc's exports of halal products equaled US$275 billion, while their imports totaled US$338 billion last year, says the 2022 Annual OIC Halal Economy Report

    While OIC countries remain import reliant for the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors, they are net exporters of apparel and footwear products, it adds

  • EU uncovers US$2.3-billion cross-border tax fraud

    The EU announced the discovery of a sophisticated US$2.3-billion VAT tax fraud that triggered raids in 14 countries, including France,...

    Prosecutors uncovered a network of "criminal activities" operating in almost all 27 EU member states.

    These activities also operated in Albania, Britain, China, Mauritius, Serbia, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.