KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) received the award of “Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Kuwait” for 2025, marking its 13th consecutive win, in Global Finance’s annual survey based on the input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts around the world.

KUWAIT: In collaboration with Creative Confidence, the National Investments Company (NIC) celebrated the graduation of the second batch of the “Shift” training program.

VILLA ADELINA: Alicia Ceresoli yearns for the smell of new leather shoes and her mouth waters when she imagines sinking her teeth into a succulent steak, two indulgences the 80-year-old Argentine can no longer afford.

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he was “not concerned” the US central bank would lose its independence, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he should have input into interest rate decisions.

LONDN: Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, while global stock markets diverged as traders tracked political crises in France and South Korea.

BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday her participation at a summit of South America’s Mercosur bloc, saying a controversial free-trade deal between the EU and the group was within reach.

NEW YORK: US consumers turned out in force in stores and online over the Thanksgiving weekend, a key stretch in the holiday shopping season, a leading retailer group said.

PARIS: French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken “operational control” of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country’s military junta.

HONG KONG: For almost half a century, Kwok Hoi-yin’s humble cottage on Hong Kong’s border with mainland China was surrounded by leagues of fishponds and green fields, buffering the modern high-rises of megacity Shenzhen to the north.