US to sell drones worth $4bn to India to bolster its defenses against China
The United States approved a $4 billion sale of state-of-the-art drones to India, offering a new edge to the growing US partner. The sale marks a milestone in Indian purchases of American weapons after New Delhi's reliance on weapons from Russia, which have been increasingly controversial due to sanctions over...ArcelorMittal wants ‘amicable solution’ on Italy steelworks
ROME, ITALY - ArcelorMittal has offered to sell its stake or become a minority shareholder in an Italian steelworks after Rome moved to put the plant under state supervision, the chief executive said in a letter seen by AFP. Aditya Mittal wrote to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to press for...Volvo Cars posts profit
Its operating profit shot up to US$400m for the third quarter.SoftBank to sell Alibaba stake
It has sold more than US$7bn of its shares since early 2023.Tesla’s 2022 deliveries disappointing
The company supplied 1.31m EVs last year.ADAFSA launches first livestock auction market in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has announced the launch of the first permanent livestock auction market in Abu Dhabi to help breeders market their animals, develop the livestock sector and promote self-sufficiency. During a press conference, ADAFSA announced that the first auction...H&M to wind down operations in Russia to protest Ukraine invasion
H&M, which has operated in Russia since 2009, said it would reopen stores in Russia "for a limited period of time to sell remaining inventory" as part of the exit process.DEWA aims to earn $2bn profit next year, not to sell more stock
DEWA has no intention to sell more stock, after having raised $6.1 billion in a record initial public offering, the CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Saeed Al-Tayerm, told the media. It is also eyeing 7.4 billion dirhams ($2 billion) in 2023 profit, amid a prospective IPO of...Ithmaar Holding of Bahrain to sell ‘assets’ to Al Salam Bank
Shareholders of Ithmaar Holding have approved a plan to sell a few of the company's assets to Al Salam Bank.BNP Paribas sells US unit Bank of the West for $16.3 billion
French lending giant BNP Paribas said Monday it had sold its US retail and commercial banking arm Bank of the West for $16.3 billion in cash. BNP Paribas said in a statement that the sale to Canada's Bank of Montreal (BMO), at a price equivalent to 14.5 billion euros, "is...India police charge Amazon executives over online drug sales
Indian police have charged executives from Amazon's local arm over claims the US retail behemoth's online portal was used to smuggle and sell marijuana.UAE prosecutors launch probe into Union Properties
The UAE prosecutors have begun an investigation into Union Properties, the Dubai-based real estate developer, after allegations arose of the company selling property at less than its real value.Shareholders of Jeddah’s International Medical Center to sell shares in an IPO
Fitaihi Holding Group, which owns part of IMC, has declared that it intends to sell the hospital’s shares in a public offering, following the company’s exit from Dubai’s Amanat.UAE’s Amanat sells stake in Saudi IMC for $118m
The United Arab Emirates-based healthcare and education investment company, Amanat Holdings, has sold its 13.13 percent of minority equity stake in the Saudi International Medical Center for $118 million.Investcorp, Riverside sell Arrowhead Engineered Products
Investcorp, a Bahrain-based alternative investment management firm, and global private investor Riverside Co. have sold Arrowhead Engineered Products (AEP) to Genstar, a private equity firm.Kuwait looks to regulate local used-car trade market
The regulation will look to limit the maximum number of cars non-Kuwaiti residents in the country can own.Mubadala sells 4.5 percent Oil Search stake for $275m
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company has offloaded A$363 million ($274.82 million) share in Oil Search, which has major stakes in Papua New Guinea’s emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Mubadala sold a 4.5 percent stake in Oil Search Ltd, the oil and gas producer said in a...


















