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Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan, acting chief executive of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC)

Gulf petrochemical giants well placed to weather tough economy

Petrochemical companies in the Gulf have safe credit ratings despite rising interest rates and higher energy costs. S&P Global reported this week that Saudi Arabia’s SABIC and Industries Qatar (IQ), which are both ultimately state-controlled, benefit from low feedstock prices, strong shareholder support and “solid bases” of customers. Feedstock is raw material used for processing […]

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Lulu Group targets Iraq and Africa ahead of Abu Dhabi IPO

Lulu Group International is planning a listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in 2023 and has hired investment bank Moelis & Co to advise it. The supermarket chain, which has its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, also confirmed to AGBI that it will add new outlets to its network as it consolidates in the Middle […]

UAE IPOs

UAE government’s IPO juggernaut raises $13.3bn and counting

A flurry of government-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets has helped rejuvenate UAE bourses, as local and international investors seek exposure to the country’s buoyant economy.  While Europe and the US fret over soaring inflation and likely recession, and most emerging market currencies wilt versus the dollar, Gulf […]

ADNOC sends first German cargo as it tests hydrogen ambitions

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced that its first shipment of low-carbon ammonia has left the UAE bound for Hamburg, Germany, as the company aims to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to its hydrogen industry ambitions.  The demonstration cargo will be delivered to Aurubis, a global provider of non-ferrous metals and one […]

UAE stock markets target London in foreign investment push

Stock markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are targeting London as they aim to strengthen their status as key destinations for international investors. Both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have completed investor roadshows in the British capital, holding hundreds of meetings with some of the world’s largest asset […]

UAE partners with Japan to drive low carbon tech

The UAE and Japan are partnering on economic and energy opportunities in a bid to drive global low-carbon technologies, including studying the development of a hydrogen supply chain between the two countries. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) managing […]

Borouge produces polyolefins used in cars and food packaging

Borouge to sell 10% of shares in IPO as it lists on ADX

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its Austrian chemicals partner Borealis AG are planning an initial public offering (IPO) of their petrochemicals joint venture Borouge on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Borouge, a specialty plastics firm that produces polyolefins used in items such as cars and food packaging, said its offering will consist […]