Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is buying Macquarie AirFinance for an enterprise value of about $7 billion. The purchase will double DAE's fleet to more than 1,000 units and the company plans to finance the cash transaction with a combination of debt and equity. Firoz Tarapore, CEO of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the acquisition.
Saudi Arabia has been the laying the groundwork for more consequential reforms, including the recent opening of its $2.5 trillion stock market to all foreign investors. Tarek Fadlallah, Middle East CEO at Nomura Asset Management says it's time to adopt a more positive outlook on Saudi Arabian equities, after two decades of caution. He joined Bloomberg's Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East and Africa.
For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM) saw revenue climb 80% to $336.3 million.
PYC Therapeutics (ASX:PYC) confirmed that it has received approval from its Safety Review Committee to escalate dosing in its PYC-003 drug candidate trial.
Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) landed a Phase 2 contract with Nyrstar to deliver a wastewater treatment project at the Nyrstar Balen operations in Belgium.
For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) reported a record revenue of $5.6 million.
ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) delivered both a return to profitability and positive cash flow for the first half of FY26.
Hong Kong Investment Corporation CEO Clara Chan says she expects the government to soon announce more details of the planned capital injection into the fund, with the original $8 billion already mostly allocated. Speaking on Bloomberg's The China Show, she also discusses partnership plans to invest in commercial property.
WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) CEO Zubin Appoo has demonstrated confidence in the logistics software provider by acquiring $1 million worth of stock.
Market operator ASX (ASX:ASX) has submitted a comprehensive commitments plan to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Cluey achieved a revenue of $12.8 million for the half year, representing a 3% decrease compared to the prior-year period.
Beam Communications (ASX:BCC) has swung from a loss to a statutory net profit of $2 million in the first half of FY26.
