AviationTop StoriesThe airline industry confirms that 2020 was the worst year on recordGBO CorrespondentAugust 5, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 5, 202101405 A total of 1.8 bn passengers flew in 2020, compared to 4.5 bn passengers in 2019
EnergyTop StoriesDumat Al-Jandal wind turbine trial begins in Saudi ArabiaGBO CorrespondentAugust 5, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 5, 202102665 The project is set to become the largest wind farm in the Middle East
EconomyTop StoriesUAE’s non-oil sectors register a two-year highGBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 202101542 The IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.0 in July from 52.2 in June
Oil and GasTop StoriesSaudi Aramco expects high profits after finishing strong in the first halfGBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 202101326 Experts forecast that Aramco might see a net income of $23.7 bn in the first half of 2021
FintechTop StoriesIndonesian lending platform Kredivo going public after $2.5 bn SPAC mergerGBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 202101486 The credit firm secured proceeds amounting to $430 mn
EconomyTop StoriesEgypt’s domestic liquidity is currently valued at $213.9 bnGBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 202101637 The official data showed an increase in liquidity growth at 1.9% per month
Real EstateTop StoriesAldar Properties sell out spots in the second phase of Al Gurm developmentGBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 202101348 The construction of the second phase begins in November and all plots come with a beachfront
HealthcareTop StoriesNigerian e-health expands across 11 new cities across AfricaGBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 2021August 3, 202101434 The Nigerian e-health startup will provide its pharmacy inventory-management service to the new cities
MarketsTop StoriesOver 300,000 account holders invested in Robinhood IPOGBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 3, 202101211 Robinhood said 301,573 users participated in the IPO and raised over $2 bn
TelecomTop StoriesQIA invests $200 mn in Airtel Africa’s mobile money businessGBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 2021August 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 2021August 2, 202101344 This deal comes just after a few months it had inked a similar deal to sell a 3.75% stake in its mobile money unit