IHC, a key investment company based in Abu Dhabi with interests in asset management, real estate, construction and finance sectors, has reported a 29% rise in its revenue for FY 2025 and a 35% jump in profit, supported by strong performance across its diversified portfolio.
Investcorp Capital (ICAP), an Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)-listed alternative investment company founded by the Investcorp Holdings group, reported a total operating income of $52 million, an increase of 16% year-on-year, for the first half (H1) of its fiscal year 2026, covering the six months ending 31 December 2025.
Kuwait has forecast a fiscal deficit of KD9.8 billion ($31.9 billion) in its draft 2026-2027 budget, a sharp 54.7 percent rise over the current fiscal year's deficit.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has reported a 41% rise in annual profit, supported by higher revenues and growth in assets under management (AUM). The total revenue for 2025 rose to KD29 million ($94.3 million) from KD20.31 million ($66 million) a year earlier.
Aramex group revenues reached AED6.36 billion ($1.72 billion) in FY 2025, up 1% YoY, while Q4 revenues totalled AED1.70 billion, broadly in line with Q4 2024, reflecting sustained growth in domestic express, freight forwarding, and logistics amid continued global trade realignment, the company said.
ALEC Holdings, a market-leading diversified engineering and construction group, delivered a record set of results in FY 2025, with revenue rising 56% YoY to AED12.6 billion ($3.43 billion), underpinned by strong conversion of the order book and disciplined execution across the group’s diversified platform.
Bank ABC Islamic closed the 2025 financial year with a net profit of $50.3 million, after deduction of taxation charge implemented in Bahrain effective January 2025. The net profit for the year before tax and zakah grew by 13% (2025: $59.5 million vs. 2024: $52.7 million).
GFH Group, a leading regional financial group with interests in asset management and real estate sectors, has reported a 18.2% growth in its net profit for FY 2025 which rose to $140 million, supported by higher income from its wealth and investment management, credit and treasury businesses.
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced solid results for the FY 2025, with record revenues of AED3.4 billion ($925.6 million), up 4.9% over the previous year, while its net profit surged by 10.5% to hit AED1.004 billion ($273 million) for 12-month period.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that it has delivered the strongest financial and operational performance in its history for the full year 2025, recording a net profit after tax of AED9.1 billion ($2.5 billion) and a consolidated revenue of AED32.84 billion ($8.9 billion).
