Not far from Kuwait International Airport, signs of the nation’s growing industrial infrastructure are sprouting up; just a short drive along the coastal road are the gantries and tanks of the Shuaiba refinery, one of the three refineries in Kuwait and just part of the vast network of facilities that underpin the nation’s oil and gas industry. Not...
The establishment of Boubyan Petrochemical Company in 1995 ended the government’s monopoly of the petrochemicals industry, but the activities of the state-owned Petroleum Industries Company (PIC) – often in partnership with private entities – continues to define the development of the sector. As a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC...
Nestled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in the northwest corner of the Gulf, Kuwait has been a leader of Arab democracy and one of the most liberal nations within the GCC since the country gained independence in 1961. Economically, the country also has a bright future, with strong public finances, a young and well-educated population and vast oil deposits.
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