Banking & Finance

Dubai’s DEWA Q3 net profit up 10% to $863 mn

Company's 9-month profits are close to last year's full returns

Egypt reveals $16 bn funding gap

Expected to be reduced after reaching agreement with IMF

Kingdom Holding Company’s earnings jump 226% in Q3

6.7 billion riyals of the company's profits in 9 months

Qatar’s sovereign fund deposits $1 bn with Egypt’s Central Bank

Following discussions about acquiring stakes in Egyptian companies

UAE’s IHC 9-month profits surge 236 percent to $6.53 billion

On continued momentum in strategic direct and indirect acquisitions

Digitizing payments among top goals for companies in 2023

Organizations are rethinking conventional business processes, practices

GCC banks’ profits returning to pre-pandemic levels: S&P

Driven by robust economic activity, higher interest rates

POS transactions in Bahrain increase to $125.5 mn in 2021

Total value of such payments amounted to 3.2 billion dinars

Alpha Dhabi acquires 25% of Gordon Technologies for AED 602 mn

Move will support the firm in its expansion plans across ME

Top 5 most-funded companies in the region

Fundraising allow investors to invest in exchange for equity/ownership

UAE’s National Bank of Fujairah records 155.1% surge in net profit

Resilient performance supported by strong capital adequacy

Top UAE-listed companies reveal mixed Q3 profits

TECOM Group saw a 70% increase in its Q3 profits

Abu Dhabi Fund invests $125 mn in a private equity firm

Fund will be used to acquire sizeable positions in mid-market firms

UAE bank investments surge AED 19.4 bn in 12 months

Investments climbed by AED 16.6 bn in first 8 months

MENA M&A transactions hit $69.7 bn in 9 months

17% less than the value recorded during same period in 2021

Saudi’s PIF signals BeIn investment interest

But no formal approach has been made as of yet

Is the metaverse the next frictionless frontier for Mastercard customers?

Is the metaverse, the next frictionless frontier for Mastercard customers

UAE: Entrepreneurial Nation concludes Phase I with AED 20 mn support for SMEs

SMEs account for more than 95% of all businesses in the country