Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), on Monday set another milestone with one of the region’s largest single-aisle aircraft orders of 120 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. This was announced during Dubai Airshow 2019 following a signing ceremony attended by Air Arabia’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani …
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Strata expands its international partner network
AL AIN / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Premium Aerotec, the German aerospace manufacturing leader, for the supply of metallic bonded and ‘computer numerical control’ (CNC) machined detail aircraft parts. The MoU, signed during Dubai Airshow, covers a duration of five years with …
Read More »Aramco declares $1.71trn valuation in blockbuster IPO
Bloomberg Saudi Arabia put a valuation on state-owned oil giant Aramco of between $1.6 trillion and $1.71 trillion. Aramco will sell 1.5% of its shares on the local stock exchange, the Tadawul. At the lower end of the price range, the offer would fall short of a record, coming in just below the $25 billion raised Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s …
Read More »UAE is sixth largest source of FDI inflows to Sri Lanka
ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates is the sixth largest source of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), inflows to Sri Lanka, and its largest trading partner in the Middle East with bilateral trade representing more than half of the country’s total trade with the region, a top Sri Lankan official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). There was …
Read More »Strata delivers Empennage Ribs for Boeing 777x
AL AIN / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, successfully delivered its first shipset of Empennage Ribs for the 777X, the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jet produced by Boeing. The announcement, made during Dubai Airshow 2019, follows the landmark agreement between the two companies signed during Abu Dhabi Global Aerospace …
Read More »Oil climbs to two-month high as trade war positivity hits markets
Bloomberg Oil climbed to the highest in nearly two months amid optimism that the US and China are close to locking down a partial trade deal. Futures jumped 1.7% in New York, pushing a weekly advance to 0.8% after White House economic adviser said negotiations between two countries were coming down to final stages. That outweighed US government data which …
Read More »NPCC accelerates five-year digital transformation plan
ABU DHABI / WAM The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a part of Senaat Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday announced an ambitious five-year plan, backed by multimillion dirham investments, to transform its digital capabilities and meet the evolving needs of its clientele, employees and the region’s oil and gas industry. As part of the digital transformation, the NPCC marked a strategic …
Read More »Damac Properties reports AED2.8 billion in revenue
ABU DHABI / WAM Damac Properties announced its financial results for the nine months of 2019, reporting a total revenue of AED2.8 billion, with booked sales reported at AED2.4 billion. According to a press release issued by Damac Properties on Wednesday, gross profits for the same period stood at AED838 million reflecting gross profit margins of 30.3 percent. Total assets …
Read More »Oil falls amid concerns over trade disputes
BloomBerg Oil fell for a third day amid concerns over the US-China trade dispute, and signs of another increase in American crude stockpiles. Futures declined as much as 1.1% in New York. President Donald Trump’s speech disappointed investors after he gave little insight on how the impasse with Beijing will be resolved, and warned of higher tariffs if a deal …
Read More »Hub71, Saudi’s Misk Foundation ink MoU for cross-market access
ABU DHABI / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Misk Foundation – during the three-day Misk Global Forum in Riyadh – that outlined steps towards creating a more dynamic market for startups between the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The MoU outlines steps towards building a larger shared ecosystem aimed at helping startups …
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