Al Rajhi Bank 9M profit up

Revenue growth lifts earnings despite higher provisions

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.
  • The economic licenses issued by the Department of Economic Development in Ajman (Ajman DED) during 2021 grew by 41 percent....

    The initiatives launched by the Ajman DED during the current year have resulted in a high growth rate of the Taziz Program to about 238 percent.

    The department signed 54 agreements during the current year, and the percentage of partners' satisfaction reached 85 percent.

  • An exhibition of Jordan’s trade and services is scheduled to start next Tuesday in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The event...

    The event is jointly organized by the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce (FSCC).

    Jordanian companies working in various sectors, particularly in trade, information and telecom technology will take part in the event.

  • Consumer prices jumped to 36.1 percent last month from the same period in 2020, up from 21.3 percent in November.

    Consumer prices jumped to 36.1 percent last month from the same period in 2020, up from 21.3 percent in November

    The figure is the highest since October 2002 when inflation reached 33.45 percent, before the party of Erdogan came to power in November that year

  • Mohammad Ali Farahnakian, advisor to Iran's energy minister for international affairs, told IRNA on Sunday that given a contract among...

    Farahnakian noted that the energy corridor in northern Iran will bring profits and reduce the need to invest in the electricity sector of the Islamic Republic

    There are two potential corridors for energy sharing, including the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran corridor and Armenia-Georgia-Russia, Farahnakian added

  • A total of 236,088 tourists of all nationalities visited the city, including 135,064 non-Arab visitors, 16,026 Arabs 11,615 and 84,776...

    A total of 236,088 tourists of all nationalities visited the city, including 135,064 non-Arab visitors, 16,026 Arabs 11,615 and 84,776 Jordanians

    Petra received the majority of its visitors, nearly 150,000 of all nationalities, in the fourth quarter of 2021

  • Several countries in the region have already formed AI policies to support their national goals after this technology demonstrated its...

    The Middle East AI market is growing at a rate of 20-34 percent per year, according to a PwC report

    Saudi Arabia is lavishing $500 billion on the NEOM’s project, which will offer ultra-connectivity, and is trialing air-taxis

  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said the budget supports the Dubai Strategic Plan 2030 and places Dubai at the...

    The budget features an expenditure of AED181 billion, with around AED60 billion expenditures and AED57.55 billion in expected revenues for 2022.

    Economy, transportation and infrastructure account for 42 percent of the expected expenditure, followed by social development (30 percent).

  • The total number and value of sold real estate in Qatar have increased at a monthly rate of 2.8 percent...

    The issued cash increased by 3 percent, compared to October 2021, and at an annual rate of 20.7 percent, compared to November 2020.

    Total Broad Money Supply (M2) recorded about QR619.3 Billion during November 2021, an annual increase of 6.2 percent compared with November 2020.

  • Expenses stood at 9.8 billion dirhams at the end of November 2021, against 9.58 billion dirhams a year earlier and...

    Exports improved by 9.1% to reach 127.5 billion dirhams at the end of November 2021, and imports increased by 12% to 67.55 billion dirhams

    Travel revenues stood at 31.96 billion dirhams at the end of November 2021, against 31.72 billion dirhams at the end of November 2020

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow for discussion over expanding strategic cooperation.

    A treaty on mutual relations and principles of cooperation between Iran and Russia turned 20 on March 12, 2021

    The diplomatic apparatus of Russia and Iran described the treaty as a turning point in both countries’ relationship