PARIS: Two major ratings agencies left their assessment of France’s huge debt pile unchanged Friday, but cast doubt on the government’s debt reduction target.

BERLIN: The world must agree this year on how to raise billions of dollars to help poorer countries adapt to global warming, the president of the UN climate talks said Thursday.

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced the launch of an exclusive Investment and Wealth Management Academy, in line with its dedicated human capital strategy. 

VIENNA: The pace at which global energy demand is growing means that alternatives cannot replace oil at the necessary scale, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais said, adding that rather than calling for an end to oil, the focus should be on reducing emissions.

KUWAIT: Continuing its commitment to supporting youth initiatives, Gulf Bank wrapped up its strategic sponsorship of the “Kilmitain” forum, organized by “Khaleejesque”, a lifestyle magazine dedicated to exploring the continuously evolving cultural, artistic and design scenes in the Arab region.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. 

KUWAIT: At the “UAE Companies Investment Meet: Unlocking Kuwait’s Potential,” KFH Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Abdulwahab Iesa Al-Rushood, expressed his honor to be participating.

RIYADH, April 28 (KUNA) -- The chief of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Al-Budaiwi on Sunday heaped praise on Saudi Arabia's contributions towards international cooperation and solidarity, saying such efforts have helped thrust the Gulf Arab kingdom into the limelight.

RIYADH, April 28 (KUNA) -- The Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Bill Gates, stated that the foundation would work with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop capacities for creating new vaccines to prevent future pandemics.