UK’s Johnson vows ‘overdue’ revamp of post-Brexit economy
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied his Conservative party faithful yesterday, vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK economy off cheap foreign labor after Brexit.
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied his Conservative party faithful yesterday, vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK economy off cheap foreign labor after Brexit.
KUWAIT: Gulf Cable and Electrical Industries Company, the leading manufacturers of cables, power and telephone lines for more than 46 years in Kuwait, signed a partnership agreement with Riyadh Cables Group Company of Saudi Arabia in the presence of Chairman Eng Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Executive Director for Sales, Marketing and Business Development Eng Abdulrazaq Zaid Al-Dhbayyan and board members and owners of Riyadh Cables Group Company Samer Hamdi Al-Zaeem and Feras Samir Al-Bayyat.
KUWAIT: In its constant endeavor to actively participate in community service and contribute to building a strong and sustainable society in Kuwait, Boutiqaat, Middle East’s most prominent and leading eCommerce Company, announces its brand-new initiative aimed mainly at spreading awareness and strengthening its social responsibility in the country.
AKKUZULU, Turkey: Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting tomatoes in a field that has been devastated by a series of droughts blamed on climate change.
WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit rose in August with imports overwhelming exports as the US economy bounces back from last year’s pandemic shock, government data said yesterday.
TAL SHAEER, Syria: After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman lost his last wheat crop to a wildfire, he had hoped for a better harvest this summer. But this spring there was hardly any rain.
HONG KONG: Embattled property giant China Evergrande suspended trading in its shares in Hong Kong yesterday pending an announcement on a “major transaction”, as the firm struggles in a sea of debt and faces a default.
BOSTON: Global airlines will lose an estimated $51.8 billion in 2021 and another $11.6 billion in 2022 in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry forecast released yesterday.
LONDON: The British military started delivering fuel to petrol stations yesterday, after a tanker driver shortage sparked two weeks of panic-buying by motorists and emptied pumps.
© 2024 Al-Sharq.
Designed and Developed By IDS