WASHINGTON: US consumer spending weakened in August with retail sales slowing to a near-flat level while interest rates stayed high, according to government data released Tuesday.

KUWAIT: As part of its commitment to empowering women and enhancing their leadership role in the financial sector, Boursa Kuwait sponsored and hosted the “Women and Prosperity” event on Sept 17, 2024.

WASHINGTON: Top White House economic adviser Lael Brainard declared that the US economy had turned the corner in bringing down inflation and it was now time to focus on safeguarding jobs and growth.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil’s agricultural sector hard.

KUWAIT: As part of the GB Talks series, Mohammad Bujbarah, Corporate Banking Portfolio Officer at Gulf Bank, outlined the banking services and facilities available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

BAKU: Flames soar into the air from a sandstone outcrop on a hillside of the Absheron peninsula near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as it prepares to host the COP29 climate conference.

NEW DELHI: India has implemented a series of measures to facilitate the exports of certain farm goods and limit imports of vegetable oils ahead of local elections in two states where farmers form an influential voting bloc.

KUWAIT: Zain has been recognized with the ‘Best 5G Business Development Strategy’ award at the 5G Core Summit, held recently in Dubai.

BANGKOK: Each year the world produces around 400 million tons of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use.