INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

EasyLease H1 profit $12.2m

Revenue rises on stronger operations.

FAB profit edges higher

Income growth supports steady earnings.

UAB H1 profit climbs

Income, lending drive first-half growth

Sanad posts record revenue

Growth driven by global demand for services.

Bank of Sharjah profit up 39%

Bank's total assets grow 10% to $14.4 billion.
  • Youth in Iraq get job through “wasta,” the system of “who you know” that has become Iraq’s pervasive scourge.

    Youth in Iraq get job through “wasta,” the system of “who you know” that has become Iraq’s pervasive scourge

    The practice has fueled frustration, mass anti-government protests and waves of emigration from the oil-rich, war-scarred and poverty-stricken country

  • All travelers flying to Canada need to be tested at the airport upon landing except for the US.

    All travelers flying to Canada need to be tested at the airport upon landing except for the US

    Unvaccinated people can no longer board airplanes or ride trains in Canada

  • In its new report to be published soon, titled "The UAE: Data Documenting the Journey until 2020", the Federal Competitiveness...

    The report highlighted a significant rise in the country’s GDP from AED58.3 billion in 1975 to over AED1.3 trillion in 2020

    The contribution of non-oil sectors to GDP surged from 43 percent in 1975 to 83 percent in 2020

  • A mild recovery from the previous two days' steep losses was turned on its head in the region on Tuesday...

    With medical experts saying the full outlook for Omicron was still being assessed, analysts said markets would remain volatile

    Crude which was pummelled Friday and again Tuesday also enjoyed some advances with both main contracts up more than two percent

  • Meat alternatives have become common in an increasing number of US households, thanks in part to Beyond Meat and Impossible...

    Meat alternatives have become common in an increasing number of US households, thanks in part to Beyond Meat and Impossible Food plant-based products

    In web 3.0, "users, creators and developers would have stakes and votes" in a platform in much the way a cooperative works

  • Tel Aviv climbed the rankings partly due to the strength of the national currency, the shekel, against the dollar, as...

    The Israeli city climbed five rungs to score top place for the first time in the authoritative ranking compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

    The Worldwide Cost of Living Index is compiled by comparing prices in U.S. dollars for goods and services in 173 cities

  • Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) on Tuesday announced that it has awarded AED40 million ($10 million) in research...

    Grant funding is allocated to entities in eight key sectors such as aerospace and energy.

    The awardees were picked from 370 proposals in ASPIRE Award for Research Excellence and ASPIRE Young Investigator Award.

  • The Economic Development Board (EDB), Bahrain's investment promotion agency, on Tuesday announced the launch of the investment platform (invest.bh) that...

    Bahrain's Economic Recovery Plan has seen the announcement of strategic projects worth more than $30 billion.

    Investable projects include Bilaj Al Jazayer Tourist City, Bahrain Metro, USA Trade Zone, Aluminium downstream zone and Sports City.

  • The UAE cabinet has also approved policies to boost the creative sector, and even rehabilitate convicts and juvenile delinquents.

    The UAE Cabinet has approved the requirements and conditions to clear housing loans for Emiratis

    It has also approved the UAE National Medicine Policy, which aims to achieve equitable availability and affordability of essential medicines

  • Fed chief Jerome Powell has said the new strain could also heighten uncertainty regarding inflation.

    The US central bank’s chief Jerome Powell is growing more concerned about this year's price increases

    The price rise has put pressure on the Federal reserve to raise interest rates more quickly