TOKYO, May 2 (KUNA) -- Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho agreed Tuesday to resume dialogue between finance authorities of the two countries, Kyodo News Agency reported.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (KUNA) -- JP Morgan Chase bank has acquired most stakes of the failing First Republic Bank that became the latest of the banks that failed to secure assets of the depositors.

KUWAIT, May 1 (KUNA) -- The Central Bank of Kuwait announced on Monday the allocation of issuance of bonds and tawarruq valued at 200 million Kuwaiti dinars (about USD 660 million).

TOKYO, May 1 (KUNA) -- Tokyo stocks extended their winning streak for a third straight session on Monday, with a key index ending an eight-and-a-half month high, buoyed by the weaker yen and upbeat corporate earnings results.

KUWAIT, April 30 (KUNA) -- The Central Bank of Kuwait said on Sunday that 1,051 citizens graduated from "Kafaa initiative programs," launched by the central bank 15 years ago.

KUWAIT, April 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti economists unanimously agreed that the shares of the operating companies' sectors (banking, telecommunications and logistics) listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) are still the focus of attention of Kuwaiti and foreign investors, whether they are individuals, funds or institutions, out of the 13 market sectors.

RABAT, April 30 (KUNA) -- Undersecretary of Kuwait's Ministry of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi affirmed late Saturday Kuwait's keenness to support the work of the Arab financial institutions to enhance the economic cooperation and integration.

San Francisco: US financial authorities have taken possession of California’s troubled First Republic Bank, which will be acquired by JPMorgan Chase, government regulators announced Monday in the latest banking failure.

CAIRO:  In Sudan’s battle-hit capital, residents desperately count their last banknotes as nearly two weeks of fighting has frozen cash sources and pushed an already faltering financial system to the brink.