Kuwait

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Chapter | Banking from The Report: Kuwait 2022

An easing of disruptions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, a sustained increase in oil and gas receipts, and the rollout of a new law providing a framework for establishing digital offerings have given Kuwait’s banking sector renewed confidence that has been supported by the country’s wider economic recovery. Indeed, with real GDP returning to growth in 2021 and expected by the IMF to...

Chapter | Trade & Investment from The Report: Kuwait 2022

Kuwait’s trade and investment profile has long been dominated by oil, with revenue from its vast reserves used to fund overseas investment, generating sustainable long-term returns and safeguarding future prosperity. As Kuwait emerges from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic with robust public finances and a new government in place following elections in September 2022, it has an...

Chapter | Economy from The Report: Kuwait 2022

Kuwait’s economy has long been underpinned by the production and export of crude oil. Although the rise in oil prices in 2021-22 boosted government revenue and macroeconomic stability, the Covid-19 pandemic – which preceded the commodity price boom – also underscored the risks of overreliance on an industry subject to fluctuating global demand. This has created fresh impetus for economic...

Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Kuwait 2022

Kuwait has rebounded strongly from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, and public finances have been bolstered by elevated oil prices in 2021-22. With one of the most dynamic political systems in the region, the hope is that the executive and legislative branches of Kuwait’s government can work together to advance the policy changes and strategies needed to fulfil the ambitions of the...

Chapter | Real Estate from The Report: Kuwait 2019

After some years of slowing growth, Kuwait’s real estate sector saw signs of a significant revival in 2018, with sales increasing and prices...

Chapter | Construction from The Report: Kuwait 2019

Major infrastructure works – from roads and schools to airports and hospitals – are either under way or in the design phase in Kuwait, highlighting...

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