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.
  • The World Trade Organization urged countries to abolish trade barriers in environmental goods and services to help fight climate change....

    Trade is a force for good for climate and part of the solution for achieving a low-carbon, resilient and just transition, the WTO said.

    Reducing tariffs and non-tariff measures on energy-related environmental goods could increase exports of these products by five percent by 2030, the WTO said.

  • During the COP26 climate summit last year, the government boldly promised to end the construction of new coal plants and...

    Vietnam pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, but with coal and gas still a major part of its energy mix one year later, that commitment is on shaky ground

    G7 countries could announce billions of dollars in funding to help steer Vietnam away from fossil fuels and the country could attract billions more in clean energy investment

  • Dubai, UAE—The United Arab Emirates has dropped almost all Covid restrictions as the rate of infection considerably drops in the...

    Wearing masks in the UAE will now be optional in all open and closed facilities, including places of worship and mosques

    Organizers of sports activities also have the option to require PCR tests or vaccination certificates as requisite to participate or attend their events

  • The slowdown in trade comes as global demand for Chinese products weakens with energy prices soaring and the United States...

    Exports fell 0.3 percent year-on-year in October, according to the General Administration of Customs

    Year-on-year imports were down 0.7 percent in October, negative for the first time since March this year

  • Given the increase in life expectancy as well as the number of people of childbearing age, the UN projects the...

    After a peak in the early 1960s, the world's population growth rate has decelerated dramatically

    Annual growth has fallen from a high of 2.1 percent between 1962 and 1965 to below 1 percent in 2020

  • Greenhouse gases accounting for over 95 percent of warming are at record levels, with methane showing the largest one-year jump...

    Earth has warmed more than 1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, with roughly half of that increase occurring in the past 30 years.

    Driven by melting ice sheets and glaciers, the pace of sea level rise doubled in the past 30 years, threatening millions in low-lying coastal areas.

  • Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri said the UAE’s participation in the 27th session of...

    A UAE minister said the COP27 focuses on financing and ensuring equitable participation of developing countries in climate action efforts.

    She said the UAE will invite the world to participate in the efforts to spread and use renewable energy.

  • Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi met with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs...

    The meeting between the two ministers was held on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.

    The ministers highlighted the progress on joint projects and cooperation programs adopted by UAE and Jordan.

  • The already daunting task of decarbonizing the global economy in a few years has been made even harder by a...

    Current trends would see carbon pollution increase 10 percent by the end of the decade and Earth's surface heat up 2.8C, according to findings unveiled last week

    The already daunting task of decarbonizing the global economy in a few years has been made even harder by a global energy crunch and rapid inflation

  • GCC, which has been investing heavily in Asia with an eye on protecting its petrochemicals and oil exports, is engaging...

    GCC, which has been investing heavily in Asia with an eye on protecting its petrochemicals and oil exports, is engaging in growth industries like fintech and logistics

    GCC's exports to Asia are mainly constituted from commodities with predominantly oil products and their derivatives, as well as natural gas, in the case of Qatar