Kuwait can look back on 2011 as a year characterised by higher than expected oil revenues and developmental progress despite domestic political wrangling and turmoil in the global market.
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Economic Update | Kuwait: Year in Review 2011
13 Jan 2012
Economic Update | Kuwait: Balancing act
22 Dec 2011
Capital markets in Kuwait, like those in many GCC countries, are currently experiencing a challenging period, with investors largely staying on the sidelines in light of global economic uncertainties...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Expanding and competing
7 Dec 2011
With the highly competitive Kuwaiti telecoms market becoming increasingly saturated, the country’s three mobile operators are jostling for position. Central to all of their strategies is a greater...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Large-scale sukuks
23 Nov 2011
While Kuwait has to date played a relatively small role in the fast-growing global market for sukuks, or Islamic bonds, this could change, should lawmakers develop and implement a more robust legal...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Eastern promise in China
8 Nov 2011
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund is taking significant steps toward increasing its presence in China, establishing a representative office in Beijing with the aim of capitalising on the Asian giant’s...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Keeping on
26 Oct 2011
While the world economy is still plagued by uncertainty, Kuwait’s continues to grow, supporting the country’s medium-term development plans. In September, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
