Oil and GasTop StoriesOil Giant ADNOC sells a minimum 7.5% stake in Abu Dhabi IPOGBO CorrespondentSeptember 6, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 6, 202101457 This is the second public flotation of the Abu Dhabi owned oil company
CurrencyTop StoriesFour central banks test digital currency for cross-border transactionsGBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 202101462 The Central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa team up with regulators to develop prototypes of shared platforms
EconomyTop StoriesEgypt to launch a digital tax collection platform in SeptemberGBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 202101442 The latest tax collection platform will collect and document taxes of all entities online
LogisticsTop StoriesAlibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao to strengthen its logistics services in SingaporeGBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 3, 202101523 In order to do so, Cainiao Network has partnered with Grocery Logistics of Singapore
TechnologyTop StoriesChainEx launches an automated instant trade-on deposit featureGBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 202101562 The company will also allow traders and residents from other countries to access the ZAR market
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesUAE’s major lenders announce $4 bn profit during H1: Moody’sGBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 202101506 Moody’s reported that four major bank’s combined net profit increased from last year, but returns on assets remain below pre-pandemic levels
Business LeadersTop StoriesBank of England appoints former Goldman Sachs expert as chief economistGBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 202101353 Huw Pill will become the chief economist of the Bank of England after working at Goldman Sachs till 2018
EnergyTop StoriesSharjah Sustainable City becomes the first community to show smart energy storage solutionsGBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 2021September 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 2021September 2, 202101286 SEE institute signed an MoU with German company Hager to test and deploy the latest technology
TelecomTop StoriesBrazil gets fiber training centre under Huawei Senai partnershipGBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 202101572 The project is expected to solve the labour crisis
Real EstateTop StoriesSaudi Arabia to launch digital real estate platform in Q4 2021GBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 202101687 The government plans on digitising $100 mn worth of real estate assets