TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his government to compile a long-term economic and fiscal plan on Tuesday, drawing a line under nearly two decades of falling prices and economic stagnation.

KUWAIT: Reflecting its dedication to provide top-notch banking services to customers anywhere within its strategy to be always closer to customers, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has opened its new branch in Sabah Al-Ahmad City, thus expanding its branch network, which is the largest domestically in terms of number and geographical breadth.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s economy grew 0.8 percent in the first quarter, the government said Tuesday, a rebound boosted by consumer spending which analysts say could put the central bank on guard over inflation.

CAIRO, June 4 (KUNA) -- Egypt's net foreign reserves edged up by USD 12.9 billion to USD 46.125 bln in May in an unprecedented record surge, announced the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Tuesday.

KUWAIT: The IMF projects global economic growth to be steady yet relatively slow at 3.2 percent in each of 2024 and 2025, matching the 2023 expansion.

KUWAIT: Weyay Bank, the first digital bank in Kuwait, Monday announced the first-in-market digital prepaid card that is especially designed to cater the needs of allowance students.

TAIPEI: Arm Holdings aims to gain more than 50 percent of the Windows PC market in five years, the chip designer’s CEO said, as Microsoft and its hardware partners prepare to launch a new batch of computers based on the British firm’s technology.

STOCKHOLM: Microsoft will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.2 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over a two-year period, it said on Monday.

DUBAI: With major new airports emerging from the desert and aircraft orders rolling in, the resource-rich Gulf is raising its stake in an industry forecast to boom in the decades ahead.