KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) is proud to announce that it has won six prestigious awards from Global Finance, solidifying its position as a leader in the banking sector.

WASHINGTON: US job openings unexpectedly increased in August after two straight monthly decreases, but hiring was soft and consistent with a slowing labor market that keeps the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates again in November.

LONDON: Oil traded above $75 a barrel while global stock markets wavered on Wednesday as Iran’s missile attack on Zionist entity fanned fears of a Middle East-wide conflict.

NEW YORK: President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on US port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping.

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a tough sales job this month in his first high-profile meeting with international investors whose cash he needs to accelerate economic growth and halt a sense of national decline.

BARCELONA: Tech Barcelona has signed a collaboration agreement with the Artificial Intelligence Association of Kuwait (AAIOT), represented by its president, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah, a member of the Kuwaiti royal family.

By Fawaz Karami KUWAIT, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's consumer price index (inflation), on an annual basis, grew on annual basis by 2.92 percent last August, according to the Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau (KCSB).

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced launching its co-branded Qatar Airways credit and prepaid cards under the umbrella of its expanding partnership with the world leader in digital payments, Visa.

KUWAIT: In celebration of World Heart Day, Gulf Bank, in collaboration with the Kuwait Heart Foundation, launched a comprehensive health awareness campaign for its employees.