Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Gas on Thursday announced the offer price range and the opening of the subscription period for its IPO on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The price range for the offering has been set between AED2.25 to AED2.43 per share, implying an equity value of $47.0 billion to $50.8 billion (AED172.7 billion to AED186.5 ...
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UAE’s trade with Azerbaijan up 270% to AED10.2bn in 5 years
Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said that the UAE-Azerbaijan economic and trade relations are witnessing steady development, noting that the value of their non-oil trade increased by over three times during the past five years. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Zeyoudi stated that ...
Read More »UAE medical delegation briefed on needs of health sector in Syria
LATAKIA / WAM The UAE medical delegation, headed by Dr Salem Alfalasi, made a field tour and inspected the Martyr Major General Hamza Nofal National Hospital, the AlBasel Heart Hospital and the Maternity and Children Hospital in Latakia Governorate, Syria. During the visit, which is part of operation “Chivalrous Knight / 2â€, the delegation was received by Dr. Hawazen Makhlouf, ...
Read More »Dubai Chambers unveils six new food business groups
Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has launched six business groups within the F&B industry for HORECA traders, meat and poultry, bakeries, organic food, groceries as well as hypermarkets and supermarkets sectors. “We are on track to reach our goal of setting up 100 business groups by March 2023. ...
Read More »Taiwan to give tourists $82m in perks to boost economy
Bloomberg Taiwan will offer 500,000 tourists a cash or discount incentive this year as it tries to shore up its post-pandemic travel industry and boost spending. The incentives, worth NT$5,000 ($165) each, were announced as part of a NT$5.3 billion package to attract international tourists. The total value of the perks comes to NT$2.5 billion ($82.4 million). A spokesperson for ...
Read More »Shanghai’s GDS weighs $400 million stake sale in global data centres
Bloomberg Data centre operator GDS Holdings Ltd is considering selling a minority stake in its international business for about $300 million to $400 million to a strategic partner, according to people familiar with the matter. The Shanghai-based digital infrastructure company is working with an adviser and is weighing selling about a 30% to 40% stake in the assets, the ...
Read More »Singapore inflation hits 14-year high, raising policy tightening chance
Bloomberg Singapore’s core inflation, the gauge closely-watched by the central bank, rose to a 14-year high, even after the central bank has tightened policy five times since October 2021. The measure, which excludes private transport and accommodation, rose 5.5% in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since November 2008 according to a statement. That compares with a ...
Read More »Vietnam property debt crisis deepens over bond payment
Bloomberg Vietnam’s property debt crisis is intensifying as the country’s second-largest developer joined the ranks of peers seeking debt extensions after failing to repay a bond on time. No Va Land Investment Group said it will delay repayment of a 1 trillion dong ($42 million) note originally due on February 12 and asked holders for an extension or to ...
Read More »G-7 condemns Russian aggression, urges Kyiv aid
Bloomberg Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers once again condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine on the eve of its one-year mark and pledged to increase financial support for Ukraine. G-7 finance ministers increased their budget to $39 billion dollars and reaffirmed their “unwavering support for Ukraine,†calling Russia’s aggression as “illegal, unjustifiable and unprovoked†in a statement issued on Thursday. ...
Read More »Finland says it’s ready to join Nato even without Sweden
Bloomberg Finland is set to join Nato if it gets the last outstanding ratifications for its membership bid, regardless of what progress Sweden has made towards joining the alliance, President Sauli Niinisto said. Finland’s parliament has moved ahead with a domestic process to ratify the Nordic country’s accession to Nato, raising questions about whether the two countries could be admitted ...
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