Mashreq prices Dim Sum bond

UAE bank raises offshore renminbi funding

Aldar buys Sharjah homes

Deal adds 1,100-plus rental units

SIB profit up 9%

Higher income from financing and investment drive growth.

Masar signs $82m land deal

Agreements signed with Abdulmohsin Al Rossais & Sons Group.

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience
  • The profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit".

    Qatar Airways, the Middle East's second biggest airline after Emirates, had reported in September last year an overall loss of $4.1 billion in the 2020-2021 financial year.

    The Qatari airline said it carried 18.5 million passengers in 2021-2022, an increase of 218 percent over the previous 12-month period.

  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro met Wednesday with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the gas-rich Gulf nation, his fifth...

    The talks focused in particular on "energy, the economy, investment, agriculture and tourism."

    Maduro visited Iran at the weekend where he signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with the Islamic republic

  • Turkey is ready to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia, and Ukraine to organize the export of...

    Millions of tons of wheat are currently stuck in Ukrainian ports, either blockaded or occupied by Russian forces, and vessels face the danger of mines

    The UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Ankara had an important role in resolving the situation which has raised the prospect of worldwide food shortages

  • Up to three million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies and public companies and bringing public transport,...

    Up to 3 million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies, public companies and bringing public transport to a halt

    In a statement on Wednesday, the UGTT union said workers would hold this strike to defend their economic and social rights

  • Taking a cue from US Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rate, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain have raised...

    The Saudi central bank raised repo rate by 0.5 percent to 2.25 percent from a previous 1.75 percent, and the reverse repurchase agreement (reverse repo) rate by 0.5 percent

    The UAE was quick to follow Saudi Arabia in hiking interest rate

  • The US Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years on Wednesday, and said it is...

    The Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee raised the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 1.5-1.75 percent, up from zero at the start of the year

    Biden has endorsed the Fed's effort and is hoping for success as his Democrats face the possibility of losing control of Congress in key midterm elections in November

  • The Bank of England is expected on Thursday to raise its key interest rate for a fifth straight time to...

    Some experts predict an even higher increase, mirroring aggressive rate-tightening by the Federal Reserve

    UK inflation stands at nine percent, the highest level in 40 years, and is forecast to keep rising

  • Aramco publishes its first sustainability report which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering...

    The report provides information on Aramco's efforts to support the broader energy transition

    Aramco expects to update the sustainability report on an annual basis

  • OIC has set a target of 25 percent trade among member states in the next three years by 2025 and...

    Organization of Islamic Cooperation has set a target of 25 percent trade among member states by 2025

    Biennial general trade fair is vital for promotion of trade and services among OIC member states

  • Industry Development Council meeting reviews recommendations made at the first meeting, progress in implementing them and discusses the development of...

    Industry Development Council recommends launching unified platform for industrial data

    The council reviews suggestions made at first meeting, reflects on progress in implementing them