LAGOS: Rallies over economic hardship struggled to build momentum in Nigeria on Tuesday as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a generation.

BANGKOK: Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a new data center, the US tech giant has announced, saying the move would support 14,000 jobs in the kingdom.

NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world’s largest economy just ahead of the November presidential election.

FRANKFURT: German chemicals group Covestro said Tuesday it had accepted a takeover bid from UAE state energy company ADNOC, as one of the key sectors in Europe’s largest economy is gripped by crisis.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government said Tuesday it would “review” a $12.5 billion sovereign bond debt restructure deal announced last month as part of efforts to repair the nation’s ruined finances.

CAIRO, Oct 1 (KUNA) -- The 48th ordinary session of the Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities' Governors kicked off Tuesday here with the participation of Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), Basel Al-Haroon.

TOKYO, Oct 1 (KUNA) -- Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturer in September was unchanged from three months earlier, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.

KUWAIT: As part of its efforts to reward customers, Gulf Bank, in collaboration with Vox Cinemas, is offering Neo account holders and their children a free opportunity to attend the premiere of the children’s movie The Wild Robot.

SYDNEY: The Nikkei dived on Monday amid concerns that Japan’s new prime minister favored normalizing interest rates.