Dubai / WAM Emaar Properties on Sunday reported a significant year-on-year increase in both profits and Dubai property sales in the period from January until the end of September. The property recorded AED4.347 billion ($1.184 billion) in net profits in the first nine months of 2017, up 20 percent from AED3.620 billion ($986 million) during the corresponding period of 2016. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A total of AED13.2 billion worth of purchase and sales transactions in shares of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) have been conducted since the merger of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank in April 2017 to create one of the region’s largest banking entities. FAB deals accounted for 17.3 percent of total ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, is once again organising a French collective pavilion at ADIPEC, where some 40 companies representative of the industry’s various sectors will be presenting their products, services and expertise to local professionals with a view to developing or strengthening partnerships. With major reserves (48% ...