What role has technology played in improving the social security system, increasing penetration and enhancing the delivery of services?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Meshal Alothman, Director-General, Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS): Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
Articles & Analysis | Kuwait improves business environment to attract foreign investment and support diversification drive from The Report: Kuwait 2019
As a resource-rich economy, Kuwait is diligently looking to deploy its oil wealth to develop and diversify the economy. The nation aims to attract more than $200bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) between 2020 and 2035 in order to become a global centre for trade and finance. The government is taking concrete steps towards achieving its...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Meshaal Jaber Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA): Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
To what extent is foreign direct investment being attracted in line with the New Kuwait 2035 vision?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Khaled Mahdi, Secretary-General, Supreme Council for Planning and Development: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
In what specific areas is the Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP) 2020-25 aiming to enhance the country’s global competitiveness?
Articles & Analysis | Regional integration and multilateral agreements bolster global trade from The Report: Kuwait 2019
Global trade faces protectionist headwinds that are dampening the outlook for growth in the coming years. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), trade volumes grew by 3% in 2018 and are expected to decline slightly to 2.6% in 2019 before climbing to 3% in 2020. This may be the first time since the 2007-08 global financial crisis that...
Articles & Analysis | Privatisation part of Kuwait’s plan to create new economic model with reduced reliance on oil and gas revenue from The Report: Kuwait 2019
February 2019 saw the government complete its selloff of a 44% stake in Boursa Kuwait, the country’s stock exchange, which is due to be followed by an initial public offering of a further 50% in late 2019. The sale followed a year of promising performance for the exchange, in addition to the June 2018 announcement that the bourse will soon be...