Stockholm – Ma’an – The Swedish experience in combating smoking and its health risks is one of the inspiring experiences around the world, especially after the smoking rate among its population decreased to only 5.6%, in addition to the decline in the…
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Kuwait reports KD 1.6 bln in actual deficit for FY 23-24
The Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that the budget’s actual deficit hit KD 1.6 billion (nearly USD 5.2 billion) in the fiscal year 2023/2024.
The figure reflects a decrease of 17.9 percent compared to last year, according to a ministry pr…
Kuwait reports KD 1.6 bln in actual deficit for FY 23-24
The Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday that the budget’s actual deficit hit KD 1.6 billion (nearly USD 5.2 billion) in the fiscal year 2023/2024.
The figure reflects a decrease of 17.9 percent compared to last year, according to a ministry pr…
Recorded commodity exports and imports* decreased during May
Ramallah – Ma’an – The results of the Central Bureau of Statistics’ observed trade survey, which were published today, Wednesday, showed that the value of the deficit in the Palestinian trade balance, which represents the difference between exports an…
Kuwait Telecommunications Company (STC) achieves KD 16.9 million net profit
Kuwait Telecommunications Company (STC) announced on Monday its total net profit for the first half of the year 2024, which reached KD 16.9 Million (USD 55 million).
STC earnings per share stood at 17 fils compared to 16 fils in the same period of 20…
Kuwait Telecommunications Company (STC) achieves KD 16.9 million net profit
Kuwait Telecommunications Company (STC) announced on Monday its total net profit for the first half of the year 2024, which reached KD 16.9 Million (USD 55 million).
STC earnings per share stood at 17 fils compared to 16 fils in the same period of 20…
Egypt’s external debts shrink by USD 14 bln — central bank
The Egyptian central bank announced on Monday that the nation’s external debts dropped to USD 153.86 billion falling by USD 14.17 billion since five months ago (8.43 percent).
The central bank said in a statement carried by the official Middle East N…
China cuts benchmark interest rates
China’s central bank cut its two key interest rates on Monday, lowering the one-year loan prime rate, a peg for corporate loans, from 3.45 percent to 3.35 percent, this marks the rate’s first cut since August 2023.
In a statement, the People’s Bank o…
World Nicotine Forum concludes its annual activities
Ramallah – Ma’an – The activities of the World Nicotine Forum, which was hosted by the Polish capital Warsaw last month, concluded with several recommendations on reducing the risks of tobacco and the harms of traditional smoking, in the presence of a…
Study: Heated tobacco products increase chances of quitting smoking.. and 99.4% switched from traditional cigarettes
Ramallah – Ma’an – A recent research study conducted by experts at the Institute of Industrial Economics and Trade at Seoul National University in Korea revealed that the majority of smokers of heated tobacco products used traditional cigarettes befor…