INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Bank of Sharjah profit up 39%

Bank's total assets grow 10% to $14.4 billion.

DIB H1 net profit $1bn

Gross revenue increased 10% year on year

SIB H1 profit up 15.3%

Total operating income rises 20.5 percent.

flydubai Aleppo flights resumed

The flights were resumed after nearly 14 years.

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.
  • Businesses in the region are working closely with their governments to get cloud security solutions implemented to reduce the success...

    Increased use of cloud-based apps and software has been observed in the GCC due to the businesses undergoing digital transformation

    Businesses in the region are working closely with their governments to get cloud security solutions implemented to reduce the success rates of phishing attempts

  • WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The United States plans a meeting early in 2023 between Israel and Arab nations that recognize it...

    Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take office with the most right-wing government in Israel's history.

    A senior US official said the United States plans a meeting "probably in the first quarter" of 2023 of foreign ministers from the Negev summit in March.

  • Doha, Qatar – Qatar’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 2.5 percent in October 2022, compared to the corresponding month...

    The manufacturing groups which registered a rise include chemicals and chemical products by 1.8 percent, beverages (1.4percent).

    In the electricity, gas, supply sector, a decrease of 3 percent was noticed in the production of electricity between October 2022 and September 2022.

  • DUBAI, UAE  - Nearly 2,000 global business executives and investors attended the World Corporate Summit in Dubai to share in...

    The business leaders were also building partnerships with over 100 roundtables, 20 networking sessions.

    The summit took a 360-degree view at ways to improve the world economy.

  • WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - US lawmakers early Tuesday released the text of a US$1.7 trillion funding bill which Congress hopes to...

    The bill includes $858 billion in defense funding and will also provide $44.9 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine.

    It also includes $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs, including $118.7 billion for Veterans Affairs medical care.

  • SWEIMEH, JORDAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of...

    The meeting comes at a time when negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are stalled.

    EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted that the meeting was "necessary... amidst deteriorating Iran-EU relations".

  • The 15 new projects approved reflect the OPEC Fund’s launch of a US$1 billion Food Security Action Plan and the...

    The 15 new projects approved reflect the OPEC Fund’s launch of a US$1 billion Food Security Action Plan and the adoption of its first Climate Action Plan earlier this year

    New engagements will support infrastructure development and investments to improve communities in the Fund’s partner countries around the world

  • Dubai, UAE--The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has held a meeting with a number of recruitment agencies in...

    The meeting was held to implement the UAE resolution and avoid the penalties that will be imposed on companies that are not committed to achieving the required targets

    It discussed the benefits and support packages for establishments that comply with the legislation

  • In a statement, the World Bank slashed its forecast to 2.7 percent from 4.3 percent predicted in June. It also...

    After years of sudden lockdowns, mass testing, long quarantines and travel restrictions, China this month abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy

    Beijing has sought to mitigate low growth with a series of easing measures to provide support, slashing key interest rates and pumping cash into the banking system

  • The agreements included the establishment of the Saudi-Azerbaijan Joint Business Council.

    The agreements included the establishment of the Saudi-Azerbaijan Joint Business Council

    The MoU was signed between the Saudi Fund for Development and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Economy