ABU DHABI / WAM A total of AED4 billion worth of grants and concessionary loans has been provided by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), to Egypt spanning across 64 development projects. ADFD and the Government of Egypt have long enjoyed close and strategic ties. The constructive cooperation between the two parties continues to promote sustainable development in vital economic sectors ...

ABU DHABI / Agencies Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) on Sunday posted an 8.7 percent rise in second quarter profit, above analysts’ expectations. Higher fee income boosted second-quarter revenues by 3.9 percent, the bank said in a statement. The emirate’s largest sharia-compliant bank made a net profit of AED551.6 million ($150.3 million) in the three months ending June 30, compared ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi-based Baron Point Petroleum Services Company L.L.C. (“Baron Point Petroleum”) has joined hands and engaged a joint-venture (“JV”) with PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (“PV Oil”), the national oil and gas company of Vietnam, to finance, build and operate petroleum product pipelines and storage space in Vietnam, and to source and trade petroleum products in the ...