Bloomberg Equity investors have given Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd. a big thumbs-up this year after it shed its loss-making marine unit. But 2021 may prove to be a lot less euphoric, according to analysts. The utilities firm is 2020’s top gainer on the benchmark Straits Times Index, after being the worst performer in the preceding five-year period. However, concerns over …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has welcomed the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council. It further welcomed the formation of a government of political competencies in Yemen, and expressed its hope that this will be a step towards a political solution and an accelerated end to the Yemeni crisis. In …

Bloomberg Dubai’s Damac Properties PJSC surged to a two-year high on Sunday after saying its board will consider an acquisition within days. The Dubai-based property developer didn’t provide further information in a regulatory filing, but said its board will meet on December 23. Its shares climbed as much as 14.3%, the most in two months, to their highest levels since …