• US auto workers, companies face off on day two of strike

    WAYNE, US: Workers and management from the iconic “Big Three” auto giants were to face off at the negotiating table on the second day of a strike threatening to disrupt the economy and rock the 2024 presidential election campaign.

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  • NBK RISE: Advancing women’s empowerment in the region

    KUWAIT: Since it was first introduced, “NBK RISE,” a women-led leadership global initiative aimed at empowering and supporting women leaders while fostering a supportive environment for their skill development and readiness for leadership roles, has achieved remarkable success and garnered significant attention in Kuwait and the region.

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  • Huawei’s 2023 global program delves into ICT talent in Mideast

    KUWAIT: At the 2023 edition of Huawei’s global program ‘Seeds for the Future’ in Doha, Qatar, industry leaders and academicians delved into the current state of ICT talent in the Middle East region and challenges in the broader digital transformation agenda, emphasizing the crucial need to elevate the skill set of the younger generation.

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  • China: EU car subsidy probe will have ‘negative impact’

    BEIJING: China warned on Thursday a probe by the European Union into Beijing’s subsidies for electric cars would have a negative impact on its trade relations with the bloc, which it accused of “naked protectionism”.

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  • Argentina’s inflation rate hits 12.4%, highest in 3 decades

    BUENOS AIRES: Argentina recorded an inflation rate of 12.4 percent in August, the highest monthly change in over three decades in a country dogged by chronic economic instability, its statistics agency said Wednesday.

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  • Al-Ghais hails OPEC’s ‘unique’ role

    GENEVA: Haitham Al-Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, said on Thursday that the organization played a unique role and achieved several milestones since inception over six decades ago.

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  • Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry meets his British counterpart

    KUWAIT, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban explored on Thursday with his British counterpart Nigel Huddleston the free trade agreement (FTA) between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

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  • USD stable at KD 0.308

    KUWAIT, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- The US dollar remained stable on Thursday vis a vis the Kuwaiti Dinar trading at KD 0.308 and the Euro also steadied exchanging at KD 0.331 compared to Wednesday's exchange rates.

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  • Officials: "Kuwaitizing" jobs in consumer cooperative sector continuing

    By Mohammad Kamal KUWAIT, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- Officials in the cooperative sector have affirmed pursue of "Kuwaitizing" supervisory jobs in the consumer cooperative stores in line with the government policy to alter the geographic status and overhaul the labor market.

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