Dubai / Emirates Business Ahli United Bank (AUB) reported a net profit attributable to its equity shareholders of US$159.4 million for the quarter ended March 31. The net profit reflected an increase of 3.1% in the first quarter of this year as compared to the comparative net profit figure of US$ 154.6 million achieved in Q1 2016. The first ...

  Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA posted trading revenue that trounced its European rivals, helping drive a surprise increase in first-quarter profit. Revenue at the global-markets division climbed 33 percent from a year earlier to 1.75 billion euros ($1.9 billion), the Paris-based bank said Wednesday. Net income rose 4.4 percent to 1.89 billion euros, topping the 1.5 billion-euro average estimate of ...

  ABU DHABI / Agencies In a new report from Ericsson, ICT players who leverage 5G to digitalize industries can capture business worth 6.5 billion US dollars by 2026 in UAE. The report is titled “The 5G business potential – Industry digitalization and the untapped oppor- tunities for operators” and it analyzes the 5G business opportunity that comes from industrial ...