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14 Emirati banks post AED21.9bn net profit

Abu Dhabi / WAM The net profits posted by 14 Emirati banks during the first nine months of 2017 grew by 2.8 percent to AED21.9 billion, from AED21.3 billion during the corresponding period last year. The positive performance of most of the national banks that announced their financial statements are attributed to improved global oil prices, which reflected favourably on ...

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Abu Dhabi GDP up 6.7 percent in Q2

Abu Dhabi / WAM Driven by increased buoyancy in non-oil sector, Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) surged by 6.7% in Q2 2017, against the corresponding period last year, according to a Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) report. The non-oil sector contributed 70.2 percent to the emirate’s GDP during Q2, while the oil-sector accounted for 29.8 percent only, said ...

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Abu Dhabi’s new airport terminal to open in 2019

DUBAI / Reuters Abu Dhabi’s new airport terminal is 86 percent complete and on course to open by the fourth quarter of 2019, the airport operator’s chairman said on Sunday. Local media reported in March the opening of the AED10.8 billion Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International had been pushed back two years to 2019, but did not say by ...

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