RIYADH, Oct 13, (AFP): France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, reinforcing growing ties between …
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Boubyan Bank logs KD 25 mln 9M net profit – EPS clocks 12.2 fils; total assets rise 19% to KD 3 billion
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: Boubyan Bank witnessed an increase in its net profit by 24% during the first nine months of the current year, amounting …
Read More »Kuwait bourse closes week on a ‘dull’ note – Americana dips 40 fils; KIPCO flat
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: Kuwait stocks inched lower on Tuesday to end the holiday curtailed week on a tepid note. The bourse eased 2.81 points …
Read More »Jazeera Airways ‘shareholders’ OK voluntary reduction of capital – Cash payouts in 2015 to total KD 52.7 million
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 12: In an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders, Jazeera Airways shareholders approved a board recommendation to reduce the company’s capital from KD …
Read More »Burgan names winners of Yawmi account draw
Burgan Bank announced today the names of the lucky winners of its Yawmi account draw, each taking home a prize of KD 5,000. The lucky …
Read More »KUFPEC plans to ‘expand’ its operations in Southeast Asia – Kuwait participates in geo-petroleum confab in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12, (KUNA): The Asian Conference-Exhibition for Geo-Petroleum Sciences 2015, hosted by the Malaysian oil company, Petronas, got underway here on Monday with …
Read More »Poverty expert Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize – US-British economist’s work has helped transform modern microeconomics: Academy
STOCKHOLM, Oct 12, (AFP): US-British economist Angus Deaton won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for ground-breaking work using household surveys to show how consumers, …
Read More »Kuwait bourse climbs 5.69 pts in dull trade – Agility gains 30 fils; NBK flat
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 12: Kuwait stocks nudged higher on Monday extending the gains to second consecutive session. The price index added 5.69 pts in lackluster …
Read More »Yellow metal glitters for India’s leaders – Gold Monetisation Scheme starting in Nov
NEW DELHI, Oct 11, (AFP): Caressing delicate bangles she hasn’t taken off since her wedding 11 years ago, Geetanjali Agarwal says she won’t hand over …
Read More »Iraq halts international bonds issue ‘plans’ due to high rate – Fresh blow to country’s efforts to finance itself
BAGHDAD/DUBAI, Oct 11, (RTRS): Iraq has halted its plan to issue international bonds because the yield it would have to pay on the debt was …
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