NEW YORK: After more than 140 years in California, Chevron announced Friday that it will move its corporate headquarters to Texas in a shift that drew applause from the southern state’s oil-loving politicians.

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects play a crucial role in developing and maintaining public infrastructure by leveraging the strengths of both the public and private sectors.

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) held the earnings webcast for highlighting the Bank’s financial performance during H1-2024.

ABUJA: Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja on Thursday, as thousands rallied against escalating cost of living and governance issues in Africa’s most populous nation, according to eyewitness accounts.

ADDIS ABABA: At least two Ethiopian local governments have ordered the closure of dozens of businesses found hiking prices of basic commodities after the central bank floated the national currency, officials said on Thursday.

BAGHDAD: Iraq signed an agreement with British energy giant British Petroleum on Thursday to develop four oil and gas fields in the northern province of Kirkuk.

WASHINGTON/LONDON: The US Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged again on Wednesday, but signaled that it could make its first cut as soon as September.

TOKYO, Aug 1 (KUNA) -- China's factory activity contracted for the third consecutive month in July, government data showed.

Kuwait remains one of the few countries that launched a full ban on bitcoin usage. In 2017, the Central Bank of Kuwait issued a resolution banning all types of bitcoin trading locally mainly for money laundering fears, claiming that almost all transactions cannot be traced using cryptos, which may lead to a national security concern.