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☆ Boeing wins orders worth $52 billion from Emirates at the Dubai Air Show
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Emirates announced an order worth $52 million that includes 90 Boeing 777s at the Dubai Air Show . The orders marked a significant win for Boeing on the first day of the air show. AdvertisementAdvertisementDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show Monday with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing aircraft, showing how aviation has bounced back after the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel's war with Hamas clouds regional security. Emirates, a main economic engine for Dubai amid its booming real estate market, announced record half-year profits of $2.7 billion Thursday. The deal includes 28 Boeing 737-8s and 17 Boeing 737-10s models, as well as the opportunity for another 45 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

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☆ Dubai school operator Taaleem seeks to raise $204.21 mln in IPO - document
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Hadeel Al Sayegh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Dubai school operator Taaleem said on Monday it planned to raise 750 million dirhams ($204.21 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) to expand its premium schools network. read moreTaaleem, one of the largest providers of early childhood, primary and secondary education in Dubai, was founded in 2004. In 2007, the school operator was backed by Investment Corporation of Dubai, an investment arm of the Dubai government. Over $15 billion has been raised in listings across the Gulf so far this year, according to Refinitiv data. Saudi Arabia had 24 IPOs that raised $4.75 billion, while the UAE had seven that raised more than $10 billion, the data showed.

☆ Emirates NBD sells $500 million in 5-year bonds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Yousef Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Dubai's biggest bank Emirates NBD sold $500 million in five-year bonds in its first public debt sale of the year which received more than $1 billion in orders, a bank document showed on Tuesday. The bank tightened the final spread by 20 basis points to 155 bps over U.S. Treasuries for the bonds sale arranged by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Barclays, Emirates NBD Capital, HSBC, SMBC and Standard Chartered Bank. The sale came as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala also issued bonds on Tuesday. Emirates NBD, nearly 56% owned by the government's Investment Corporation of Dubai, last sold bonds in the public debt markets in May last year, raising $750 million with Additional Tier 1 bonds non-callable for six years after raising the same amount via five-year bonds in January 2021. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Yousef Saba; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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