ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) on Sunday reported its half-year financial results for 2019, with a net profit of AED2.782 billion. According to a statement, the financial results are based on six-month pro-forma financial statements for the combined entity, following the merger between ADCB and Union National Bank (UNB) and the subsequent acquisition of Al Hilal ...

Bloomberg Almost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in Shanghai this week amid tempered expectations for breakthroughs in their yearlong trade war. Two days of talks are scheduled to restart on Tuesday after an uneasy truce reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group ...

Bloomberg Saudi Basic Industries Corp. has no interest in taking over Clariant AG after the chemicals makers last week halted talks on their high-performance plastics venture, the company’s chief executive officer said. “Our investment in Clariant is a strategic investment, we’re going to continue to look at this investment as a growth opportunity,” Yousef Abdullah Al Benyan told reporters in ...