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Saudi Aramco to pay record dividends despite dip in profits
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company is on track to grow its dividends by 30% this year to a new high of $124bn (£98bn) despite reporting weaker profits in the last quarter. The world’s biggest oil company will pay its shareholders, including the Saudi …