WASHINGTON: Boeing has begun certification flight testing for its long-delayed twin-engine 777-9 jet in order to be granted approval by US authorities, the aviation giant said Saturday.

CAIRO, July 14 (KUNA) -- The Egyptian-Serbian Business Forum has emphasized the importance of establishing an economic and trade partnership between Egypt and Serbia by seizing available investment and trade opportunities in both countries.

CAIRO, July 14 (KUNA) -- The visiting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic emphasized on Sunday his country's commitment to increasing cooperation with Egypt, especially in boosting bilateral trade and Serbian investments in in the north African nation.

KUWAIT, July 14 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait is embarking on a comprehensive financial reform to develop revenues for the state's financial sustainability, said two officials at the Ministry of Finance on Sunday.

TOKYO: A surge in the yen triggered speculation among analysts on Friday that Japanese authorities may have again intervened in forex markets to prop up the ailing currency.

BEIJING: China’s exports rose sharply in June while imports declined unexpectedly, official figures showed Friday, in further evidence that the world’s second-largest economy is charting an uneven recovery.

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank recently celebrated 30 of its most aspiring employees across different professional levels for completing two of the bank’s most notable training programs: “Entelaqah program” alongside the “Investment and Wealth Management program”.

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to impose an additional tax on the country’s billionaires to generate funds for stretched public services like education and health.

In the first section of this guide, we have addressed some important issues concerning public-private partnership (PPP) as an approach to infrastructure development, namely we have introduced the concept of PPP, discussed both economic and social infrastructures, cleared up the confusion regarding the notions of PPP and privatization, and finally we have highlighted the difference between PPP and traditional infrastructure procurement (TIP).