SYDNEY: Australia’s banking regulator raised the minimum interest-rate buffer that lenders need to account for when assessing home-loan applications, citing growing risks to financial stability from a booming housing market. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority( APRA) told lenders it expects them to assess new borrowers’ ability to meet loan repayments at an interest rate that is at least three percentage points above the loan product rate, according to a statement yesterday. That’s up

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Sept 29: The Health Ministry affirmed the need to continue following health restrictions and measures in different activities and facilities, especially closed places including mosques, to fight the spread of the coronavirus.... Kuwait fatwa authority announced earlier today that it will continue to follow the ministry of health’s restrictions by maintain social distancing in mosques.... It added it agreed, during an urgent meeting late Tu

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Feb 13: The Health Regulations Team at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry carried out an intensive inspection campaign in the textile market and tailoring shops to ensure strict compliance with health precautionary measures and the related Cabinet directives, reports Al-Qabas daily.... Speaking to the daily, Team Leader and Director of the Technical Department for Supervising Commodities Faisal Al-Ansari said the judicial police inspecto

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JEMPOL: Interstate travel approval letters issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry( Miti) for business and work purposes have been disallowed for four days from July 18-21 as people were found to have abused them to return to their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidiladha. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a similar situation occurred during Hari Raya Aidilfitri in May, which then triggered 36 Covid-19 clusters. CLICK TO ENLARGE “ There probably are also those wh