ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates on Thursday—the first to do so among the major central banks, saying the battle against inflation was working almost two years after launching its monetary tightening campaign.

LONDON, March 21 (KUNA) -- The Bank of England announced, Thursday, the decision to maintain the interest rate at 5.25 percent, marking the fifth consecutive time.

ANKARA, March 21 (KUNA) -- The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Al-Budaiwi said that the joint statement signed on Thursday to start free trade negotiations between the GCC and Turkiye reflected the strong relations between the countries.

TOKYO, March 21 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan surged 53.4 percent from a year earlier to JPY 83.5 billion (USD 652 million) in February, up for the first time in two months, as exports outpaced imports by a big margin, government data showed on Thursday.

Kuwait: Zain announced the continuation of its strategic partnership with the community’s top coding program, Kuwait Codes, in its fourth season in collaboration with CODED Academy.

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) always seeks to be closer to customers, share with them their celebrations of various occasions, by providing exclusive offers and exceptional rewards.

KUWAIT: Chairman and CEO of Ali Abdulwahab Al-Mutawa Commercial Co (AAW), Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, received the Swiss Ambassador to Kuwait Dr Tiziano Balmelli on March 17, 2024 at the company’s headquarters.

BEIJING: Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its lowest annual profit since 2019, despite slight improvements recently in China’s economy and a more lenient attitude taken by regulators towards the tech sector.

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank recently participated in a series of workshops that were organized and hosted by the European Union’s (EU) Delegation to the State of Kuwait, which focused on the best practices for increasing women’s participation in leadership roles within the private sector.