ANKARA: Although Turkish inflation slowed in September, it is still raging out of control with the government avoiding difficult decisions that could help tackle it, experts told AFP.

FRANKFURT: The German government has slashed its forecast and now expects Europe’s largest economy to shrink for a second year running as hopes for a consumption-driven recovery fizzle out, media reported Sunday.

KUWAIT: For the fourth consecutive year, Boursa Kuwait joined over 100 stock exchanges around the world to raise awareness of financial literacy as part of World Investor Week (WIW) 2024, a week-long global campaign by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank has announced the names of the Kanz account monthly draw winners, who will each take home a KD 2,000 cash-prize.

KUWAIT: ABK Capital, the asset management arm of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait, and Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, have partnered to promote leading private market investment solutions in Kuwait within the private credit and real estate markets.

POKROVSK: Yury Kozynets embraced his wife Alyona Gladkaya in front of the evacuation bus, just before it separated them, whisking her away from the under-fire Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

HANOI: Vietnam’s economy grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter, government figures showed Sunday, despite severe economic damage caused by deadly Typhoon Yagi.

KUWAIT, Oct 6 (KUNA) -- Arab trade in goods and services plummeted by 3.7 percent to hit USD 3.4 trillion in 2023 due to a 9.2 percent drop in exports to USD 1.8 trillion and a hike of 3.3 percent in imports to USD 1.6 trillion, said Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) Sunday.

KUWAIT: In a new achievement underscoring its leadership and brand strength, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has won nine prestigious awards from Global Finance magazine.