KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was recognized by Visa with “Excellence in Product Design” award for NBK KWT Visa Infinite Credit Card.

ZURICH: The merger between banks Credit Suisse and UBS could see up to 36,000 jobs being cut across the world, the SonntagsZeitung weekly reported on Sunday.

PARIS: European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc’s emissions-reduction rules to become carbon neutral by 2050.

KUWAIT, April 2 (KUNA) -- While Gold prices registered best monthly performance in two and a half years, prices in last week's trading fell back to USD 1,969 per ounce.

LONDON: Nearly half of British workers are at risk of burnout as the cost-of-living crisis adds to anxiety, with work-related stress costing the British economy £28 billion ($34 billion) last year, a study said Wednesday.

DEL MAR, US: The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much.

By Majd Othman

KUWAIT: The strategic payroll alternative is a project that was proposed in 2015 by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to have similar salaries among Kuwaiti citizens who work in the public sector as long as they have the same qualifications, degrees and positions.

LONDON: The UK’s announcement that it will soon join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership—the country’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal to date—earned a mixed reception on Friday.

KUWAIT: Salah Al-Fulaij, Chief Executive Office of the National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait, said that NBK’s proactive digital transformation strategy and expansion of its digital infrastructure will continue to drive growth going forward. During an interview with “The Banker” magazine, Al-Fulaij stated that digital transformation is perceived as a springboard for regional growth and expansion, with a special focus on young demographics and retail businesses.