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Dewa’s 2022 profit rises 22% on higher power and water demand

Dubai utility provider Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) reported a net profit of AED8 billion ($2.18 billion) in 2022, up 22 percent year-on-year, due to higher power and water demand. Consolidated revenue increased 15 percent year-on-year to AED27.35 billion in 2022, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. Net profit and revenue for the […]

People, Person, Man

Middle East stock markets set to continue strong run of IPOs

The stock markets in the Middle East and North Africa are preparing for a strong pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the coming months. Bourses across the region are looking to build on the success of 2022 when it saw a record number of 51 IPOs and combined proceeds of $22 billion. Abu Dhabi […]

Drake & Scull's trading ceased in November 2018 when the company disclosed losses exceeded 75 percent of its capital

DFM operator net profit surges 42% to $40m in 2022

Dubai Financial Market Company reported net profit of AED147.1 million ($40.05 million) for 2022, a year-on-year increase of 41.7 percent. Total revenue reached AED351.2 million, a year-on-year increase of 19 percent. The board of directors recommended a cash dividend of AED134.7 million, equivalent to 1.68 percent of the capital and 100 percent of the total […]

Dubai Islamic Bank’s profit rises 26% to $1.5bn in 2022

Dubai Islamic Bank’s (DIB) net profit rose 26 percent year-on-year to AED5.55 billion ($1.51 billion) in 2022 due to higher revenue, prudent cost management and sustained lower impairments. Chairman Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani revealed that DIB achieved its strongest year in its history as total income reached AED14 billion, a 20 percent YoY growth and […]

UAE capital markets

UAE capital markets set for ‘significant growth’, says regulator

If 2022 was a year of recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2023 will witness “significant growth” in the UAE capital markets. Mohamed Khalifa Al Hadari, deputy CEO of the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, told the inaugural Mena IPO Summit in Dubai that there are 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) […]

IPOs, Mena, Stock, Exchange

Rising global interest sets Dubai IPOs on course for strong 2023

Global stock markets may have suffered heavy losses but bourses in the Middle East and North Africa are thriving, recording 42 listings in 2022 and with a healthy pipeline of activity planned for the year ahead.  According to Bloomberg data, Mena initial public offerings (IPOs) raised over $18 billion in 2022. This represents 47 percent […]

Taaleem CEO plans UAE schools expansion after $204m IPO

Taaleem, the first education company to be listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), is planning to launch new premium school projects in the UAE “in the near future” following its successful initial public offering (IPO). The company is also on a global search for the world’s best teachers as it announced net profit increased […]

Experts from companies that have listed will share their thoughts at Dubai's Museum of the Future

Mena to host first IPO summit with listings in high demand

The Middle East’s first IPO-focused summit will take place in Dubai later this month after recent listings in the emirate proved a huge draw for international investors. Dubai Financial Market and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) have partnered to host the Mena IPO Summit – Dubai, which aims to unite the entire IPO value […]

Dubai-listed Salama to acquire Aman insurance portfolio

Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama) has signed a deal to acquire the insurance portfolio of Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Co. (Aman), which includes its motor, medical, non-motor and group life insurance business (target portfolio), the company said in a statement to Dubai Financial Market. The target portfolio generated AED98.59 million gross written contribution (GWC) […]

Dubai Chambers
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New Dubai plan to support overseas expansion a ‘win-win’

A new initiative to support the expansion of Dubai-based businesses into international markets has been described by experts as a “win-win situation”. Dubai Chambers has launched In Focus, which aims to drive its members’ interest in selected regions as potential destinations for their global expansion plans. At the same time, it has launched new representative […]