KUWAIT: The Finance and Insurance Company, Fitch Ratings, has affirmed Kuwait’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at (AA-) with a stable outlook.

Kuwait: Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) affirmed on Tuesday that the launching of the Al-Zour refinery’s laboratories would boost the performance and competitiveness of the Kuwaiti oil sector.

LONDON: Industrial action looked set to intensify Monday as Britain’s largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay, while the government seeks to limit strikes with a controversial bill.

BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday said it would take “decisive steps” to protect Europe in the face of massive US subsidies that have left the bloc scrambling to find a way to keep businesses on the continent.

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, announced a strategic partnership with V-THRU, the leading Kuwait-based online platform for virtual drive-thru services.

DAVOS: The EU’s chief announced ambitious plans Tuesday to challenge China and the United States in the race for clean-tech industries, as a battle over green trade emerged at the World Economic Forum.

DAVOS: The number of billionaires should be reduced by half by 2030 through higher taxes and other policies to make the world more equal, Oxfam said Monday as global elites meet in Davos.

GENEVA: A global economic slowdown will force more workers into accepting lower quality, poorly paid jobs in 2023, while inflation gobbles up real term wages, the United Nations warned Monday.

By Samer Saber

KUWAIT: Digital Transformation is a key pillar for Kuwait as it adopts digital technologies to escalate its services, drives the economy and improves quality of life, while increasing operational efficiency and performance of key sectors.