BEIJING: China’s economy grew at a faster pace than forecast in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, but investors reacted with alarm to President Xi Jinping’s sweeping new powers over the ruling Communist Party.

MEUNG-SUR-LOIRE, France: Inside his French chateau on the riverbanks of the Loire, Xavier Leleve dreads to find out how much it will cost to heat the 12th-century building this winter.

DUBAI/KUWAIT: ZainTech, the one-stop digital and ICT solutions powerhouse of Zain Group, announces it has entered into an agreement for the complete acquisition of BIOS Middle East, a regional managed secure cloud provider with a presence in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

KUWAIT: The Middle East Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) consortium has published the first open RAN whitepaper with a focus on brownfield deployment opportunities and challenges.

KUWAIT: The 9th eGovernment Forum (EGOV9) and the accompanying technology exhibition will start on Sunday.

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) is pleased to announce a sustained strong performance during the first nine months of 2022.

Kuwait: Kuwait crude oil plummeted USD 3.11 during Wednesday’s trading sessions to reach USD 89.55 per barrel compared with USD 92.66 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Thursday.

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate for the third consecutive month despite plunging lira and an annual inflation rate that has soared over 83 percent.

LONDON:  Millions of Britons are skipping meals in current the cost-of-living crisis, a consumer group warned Thursday, having already forecast that many risk fuel poverty after the UK curbed its energy price freeze.