ABU DHABI/ WAM ADNOC Drilling announced an interim dividend payment of $358 million, or 8.22 fils per share, for the first half of 2023. This represents another 5 percent year-on-year increase, in-line with the company’s progressive dividend policy. The interim dividend distribution will be on or around October 27, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of October 19, 2023. …

MARRAKESH/ WAM The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the UAE’s real GDP will grow by 3.4 percent in 2023 and 4 percent in 2024. The IMF’s forecast is in line with that of the World Bank, which released a similar estimate two days ago. The IMF said that the UAE’s current account balance is expected to be about …

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolence to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, expressing his sincere sympathy over the death of Prince Mohammed bin Saad (II) Al Abdulrahman Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, …