EconomyTop StoriesUAE’s non-oil sectors register a two-year highGBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 4, 202101614 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, 202101384 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, 202101590 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, 202101708 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, 202101392 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, 202101494 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, 202101253 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, 202101389 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
EnergyTop StoriesEngie launches energy efficiency project at Riyadh airportGBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 202101633 The project will identify and develop cost-effective and smart-energy measures, along with clean energy sources
TechnologyTop StorieseCloudvalley becomes first AWS partner to achieve ML competency in ASEANGBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 2, 202102132 Considered to be one of the fastest-growing areas in technology, machine learning is a very in-demand skill set in today’s job market