ISTANBUL, May 23 (KUNA) -- Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Simsek on Thursday called on Arab countries not to be reluctant to hammer out free trade agreements with his country.

Hong Kong, China: Asian markets were mixed and European stocks fell Wednesday as investors struggled to revive a recent rally across markets as they turned their focus on the release later in the day of earnings from US tech darling Nvidia.

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held the closing ceremony of “Bankee” Program for School Year 2023/2024, to celebrate the achievements made during the first year of its official implementation in a number of public and private schools, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), Kuwait Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) and Creative Confidence.

GEMLIK, Turkey: On the shores of the Sea of Marmara, a grey and turquoise factory built at breakneck speed is churning out electric cars by the hundreds.

KUWAIT: In continued efforts to enhance and fortify its technology infrastructure, Burgan Bank announced signing an agreement with market-leading Tata Consultancy Services to upgrade its core banking system by implementing the TCS BaNCS suite of products.

KUWAIT: The Cedar-IBSi Digital Banking & AI Summit, held at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria on May 21, successfully concluded, setting a new benchmark for the future of finance in Kuwait and beyond.

SEOUL: Some of the world’s biggest tech companies pledged to work together to guard against the dangers of artificial intelligence as they wrapped up a two-day AI summit, also attended by multiple governments, in Seoul.

KUWAIT: Zain Group on Wednesday held an Extraordinary General Assembly with a quorum exceeding 81 percent that witnessed the Assembly’s approval of the Board of Directors’ recommendation to approve the amendment of Article 15 of the Company’s Articles of Association in accordance with the requirements of Article 2-2 of Module Fifteen “Corporate Governance”.

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, boosting the governing Conservatives before this year’s general election.