PARIS: The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting.

KUWAIT: The Union of Investment Companies (UIC), in collaboration with the Indian Embassy, held a virtual seminar on Tuesday to discuss investment opportunities in GIFT City, part of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in India.

BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system, a key test in the firm’s fight to challenge the dominance of Western juggernauts.

NEW YORK: Heading into holidays some expect to disappoint, Wall Street investors like Goldman Sachs are using new ways to monitor shoppers’ actions and intentions to help determine the season’s winners and losers.

BERLIN: German business morale fell more than expected in November in further bad news for a country set to be the worst performer among the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this year.

BAKU: COP29 deals on finance and carbon markets could lead to billions more dollars flowing around the business world if countries next year can deliver climate plans with clear policies for markets and investment.

NEW DELHI: Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country’s economic growth.

KUWAIT: In line with its nationwide network expansion efforts, Burgan Bank announced the opening of its newest corporate branch in Sabhan, strategically positioned to cater to the expanding business community in the area.

PHNOM PENH: At a ceremony in August, Cambodia’s leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country’s economic fortunes.