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Abu Dhabi’s US$5bn bonds get strong global response

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirate of Abu Dhabi on Tuesday announced that it has successfully issued its benchmark dual-tranche 5 and 10 years, US$ 5bn bonds. The 5-year Bonds was priced on 25th April 2016 at a yield of 2.218%; the 10-year Bonds with a yield of 3.154% with a spread of 85bps and 125bps respectively, over the ...

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Emirates Group profit hits AED8bn

  DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Group released its 2015-16 annual report, announcing that the group posted an AED8.2 billion (US$2.2 billion) profit for the financial year ending 31st March, 2016, up 50% from last year. The group’s revenue reached AED93 billion (US$25.3 billion), a decrease of 3% over last year’s results, and the group’s cash balance increased strongly to ...

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DEWA, Swiss firms to invest in energy projects

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) discussed investment opportunities in energy projects and cooperation with Swiss companies operating in the UAE. This came at a meeting which was attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and attracted 100 Swiss companies under the theme ‘Business Innovation’ at the Sustainable Building in Al ...

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