Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boubyan Bank, where both parties agree to collaborate on serving a comprehensive suite of business needs for startups and small and medium enterprises (SME) in the Kuwaiti market by offering Zain’s Z-HUB solutions and advanced financial services from Boubyan Bank’s B2B Marketplace.

STRASBOURG: The EU plans a “deep and comprehensive” reform of the electricity market to cope with an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons.

DETROIT: Fresh off of recent legislative triumphs aimed at supporting US manufacturing, President Joe Biden made an upbeat appearance Wednesday at the first Detroit Auto Show since the pandemic.

WASHINGTON: US annual inflation slowed in slightly in August, largely thanks to falling gasoline prices-but likely not enough to satisfy the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden, as high prices continue inflicting pain on Americans.

PARIS: Humanity is “going in the wrong direction” on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than before the pandemic.

MEXICO CITY: The United States on Monday invited Mexico to join a multibillion dollar push to boost semiconductor manufacturing to compete with China, during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for high-level economic talks.

Kuwait: Boursa Kuwait today announced that the exchange’s data and that of the listed companies is now available on the “Yahoo Finance” online platform and the “Apple Stocks” application.

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank has announced the launch of the training phase for projects and companies that qualified to continue with Boubyan Accelerator Program, which was launched in collaboration with DIFC FinTech Hive.