KUWAIT: Gulf Bank continues to support the “Diraya” awareness campaign, aiming to enhance financial literacy across various sectors of society.

JAKARTA: Poor oversight and confusing regulations are allowing one of Indonesia’s top palm oil producers to operate concessions in protected forest areas, a new report alleges.

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with a majority of bilateral lenders covering up to $5.8 billion in debt, a key step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.

KUWAIT: As part of its active efforts to enhance financial awareness and inclusion among all sectors of society, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues to promote the “Let’s Be Aware” campaign launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait, in collaboration with local banks and Kuwait Banking Association (KBA).

SEOUL/SINGAPORE: Congestion at Singapore’s container port is at its worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign of how prolonged vessel re-routing to avoid Red Sea attacks has disrupted global ocean shipping - with bottlenecks also appearing in other Asian and European ports.

SHANGHAI: From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicked off Wednesday.

MOSCOW: The Russian ruble strengthened on Wednesday, moving towards 87 against the dollar with favorable month-end tax payments approaching, but in low volume trade after US sanctions halted exchange trading in the dollar and euro earlier in June.

LONDON: FedEx shares jumped 13 percent premarket on Wednesday after the delivery giant reassured investors with a largely upbeat annual profit forecast and said it would weigh options for its less-than-truckload business that one analyst valued at $30 billion.

KUWAIT: WIYAK, the leading on-demand transportation application in Kuwait, is proud to announce the launch of WINCH, its newest on-demand service.