With a recent increase in oil production and global crude prices above $100 per barrel, Kuwait is expected to run a substantial fiscal surplus in 2011 thanks to its hydrocarbons export revenues. But...
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Economic Update | Kuwait: Expanding downstream
12 Oct 2011
Economic Update | Kuwait: Still waiting
30 Sep 2011
Bank lending in Kuwait remained relatively flat during the first half of 2011, though this may have more to do with demand than banks being unwilling to extend credit.
Economic Update | Kuwait: Private participation takes flight
19 Sep 2011
With an announcement that a 35% stake in its national carrier is up for sale, the Kuwaiti government has taken another step towards privatising Kuwait Airlines, a project that has been in the works...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Investing in human development
30 Aug 2011
As the number of Kuwaiti students leaving the country to continue their education continues to increase, a trend that looks set to continue, those students who choose to stay at home will likely be...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Fiscal education
17 Aug 2011
Strong financial indicators in Kuwait have seen the country rewarded by a ratings upgrade. On July 20 Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced that it was raising Kuwait’s long-term sovereign credit...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Partnership potential
2 Aug 2011
With the recent addition of a new 1400-MW power plant, Kuwait appears ready to meet the increase in electricity demand that occurs every summer. Government authorities are also planning to bring...
