Abu Dhabi – Live: RAKBANK announced its highest semi-annual profit ever, amounting to 901 million dirhams, an increase of 71% compared to the first half of 2022, while total revenue increased year-on-year by 42% to 2.2 billion dirhams. Customer deposits rose to 49 billion dirhams, an increase of 19% year-on-year, with the share of current … Read more
Malik Salameh – Mubasher: UAE financial market indices rose at the end of trading today, Monday, amid investors’ expectations that the US Federal Reserve will stop raising interest rates during its meeting this week. According to the data of the UAE financial markets, the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange achieved profits amounting to 25 billion dirhams, … Read more
Riyadh – Mubasher: The preliminary financial results of the Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company “Tadawul Group” revealed that it recorded a decline in its net profits during the second quarter of 2023 by 23.6%, on an annual basis, while its net profits increased on a quarterly basis by 16%. The company stated, according to a … Read more
New Delhi: Of the 6,71,928 applications made last year for Schengen visas to travel to European countries, 1,21,188 were rejected. According to data from Schengen Visa Info, Indians are the second most rejected applicants. The application fee is 80 Euros (Rs 7,260). Indians lost 87 crore rupees in this race. Estonia rejected the most applications. … Read more
Mostafa Reda – Mubasher: Oil futures expanded their gains during trading today, Thursday, following expectations that global demand for crude would record a record level during the current year. And by 3:39 pm GMT, the price of futures contracts for “Nymex” crude for August delivery increased by 1.1 percent, to record a level of $ … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: The US Embassy in Riyadh issued a notice to facilitate visa renewal procedures for Saudi citizens with the interview exemption program. Today, Sunday, the embassy said that Saudi citizens who meet the conditions for exemption from the interview can renew their visas through the postal service without the need for a personal interview. … Read more
Malik Salameh – directThe net purchase of foreign shares in the UAE financial markets during the first week of July 2023 amounted to 287 million dirhams, equivalent to 78 million dollars. After examining the market data, it becomes clear to us that foreign investors carried out purchases on Dubai and Abu Dhabi shares with a … Read more
Malik Salameh – directThe net purchase of foreigners from stocks in the UAE financial markets during trading today, Thursday, amounted to 19.16 million dirhams, equivalent to 5.22 million dollars. Foreign investors carried out purchases on Dubai and Abu Dhabi shares at a value of more than 382.172 million dirhams, equivalent to 103 million dollars, compared … Read more
Mubasher: The Barakah First Company, affiliated to the joint venture between the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and the Korean Electric Power Company (KEPCO), announced the completion of the refinancing of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plants, in cooperation with UAE financial institutions. The Barakah One Company, which is responsible for the financial and commercial aspects of … Read more
The European Commission has proposed the introduction of a digital euro, which could be available to citizens within a few years. This alternative to cash aims to simplify cross-border payments and enable offline transactions, putting pressure on companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and Apple, or even becoming their competitors. Merchants could potentially save on transaction … Read more