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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • oil, prices, crude, asian stocks

    In oil exporting countries, the fiscal deficits in 2020 will be replaced by large surpluses in 2021 and 2022, mainly...

    As oil prices rise, the oil-exporting countries in the MENA region - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, and Libya - are likely to gain

    A rise in energy prices increases current account surpluses in Saudi Arabia by US$ 28.3 billion, in Iraq by US$ 11.6 billion, and in the United Arab Emirates by US$ 11 billion

  • Growing costs and a drop in purchasing power are seen as deterioration of the standard of living Kuwaitis have been...

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) attributed Kuwait's high inflation rate in 2021 to sharp rises in food prices and the cost of travel-related services.

    The IMF expected that inflation would reach 3.2 percent by the end of this year and then stabilize at 3 percent in the medium run.

  • The Kingdom ranks 26 in the Mercer Institute Global Pension Index 2021 for the fourth year in a row, with...

    Saudi Arabia was ranked 26 in the Mercer Institute Global Pension Index 2021 for the fourth year in a row, with a total of 58.1 points, up from 57.5 last year.

    The report also identifies several key areas that require development in the country's pension system such as increasing the minimum support provided to the poorest individuals

  • The program is the second public-private initiative by MoIAT following the Future of Industry Dialogue initiative, a series of interactive...

    MoIAT kicked off the Access SMEs program within the wider Make it in the Emirates Lab in collaboration with Procter and Gamble

    The training will also be available to select national students to further support and encourage their contribution to the industrial sector upon graduation

  • Industrial production grew 3.5 percent on-year last month, up from September, said the National Bureau of Statistics, as China worked...

    Industrial production grew 3.5 percent on-year last month, up from September, said the National Bureau of Statistics, as China worked to ease the energy shortage

    The recovery in the world's second biggest economy has been losing steam for much of the year after a swift bounceback from harsh lockdowns to contain Covid-19

  • “This will be the first non-profit city of its kind which will contribute to achieving the goals of Mohammed bin...

    The city is billed to be a model for the development of the non-profit sector globally and an incubator for youth and volunteer groups

    The city's masterplan embodies a human-centered, advanced digital metropolis designed to be sustainable and pedestrian-friendly

  • The first deal was signed with Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U., a Spanish company, to purchase refueling aircraft for the...

    The first deal was signed with Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U., a Spanish company, to purchase refueling aircraft for the Air Force and Air Defense Command

    One contract was signed d with the French company, Thales, to purchase communication systems for the Air Force and Air Defense

  • About 88 percent of the affluent people in the UAE have reset their life goals following the Corona pandemic, and...

    The 'confidence gap' is more pronounced among the emerging affluent, according to Standard Chartered survey.

    Volatility in financial markets and fear of poor returns on investments are the major causes of low confidence.

  • This week's TRENDS Explainer Video focuses on top Arab economies in terms of trade balance in the year 2020.

    One of the best ways to judge the strength of a country's economy is to look at its trade balance, or the difference between exports and imports

    If exports surpass imports, the trade balance is surplus. If imports surpass exports, the trade balance is deficit

  • As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian city of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to...

    Yousra, 21, died in 2019 after being bitten by a mosquito that came from the toxic trash site, Ben Ibrahim said

    Residents say rubbish dumped at the site, including dangerous industrial and medical refuse, has caused a string of diseases from cancer to vision problems and infertility

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