THE HAGUE: Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chipmaking machines to the semiconductor industry, reported Wednesday a rise in annual net profit despite a high-tech trade spat between China and the West.

KUWAIT: Seeking to improving employee engagement, and to foster a positive organizational culture and workplace environment, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held its third bank-wide Employee Engagement Survey called “Your Voice Matters 2023”, where employees had the chance to provide their feedback about work environment at the bank.

BRUSSELS: Eurozone business activity fell in January for the eighth straight month, but the rate of decline slowed from December, a closely-watched survey showed Wednesday.

BERLIN: German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion).

RIYADH, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jassem Al-Budaiwi discussed, Wednesday, with Anne-Marie Trevelyan -- UK's Minister for International Trade -- the issue of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) between the two sides.

TEHRAN, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that the country aims to enhance economic and commercial relations with Turkiye.

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan maintained its signature monetary easing measures on Tuesday, as speculation grows of a shift away from its ultra-loose stance.

CARACAS: On paper, the easing of US oil sanctions against Venezuela should allow its battered economy to once again profit from a resource it has more of than any country in the world.

NEW YORK: The US department store Macy’s, which has had financial troubles for years, announced it has rejected a $5.8 billion takeover offer, citing reservations about its would-be investors’ financing capacity.