The Kuwaiti government has approved a four-year economic development plan that, if successfully implemented, could boost public and private spending and lessen the economy’s dependence on oil.
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Economic Update | Kuwait: Plan in motion
11 Apr 2011
Economic Update | Kuwait: An air of refinement
29 Mar 2011
Investor confidence in Kuwait’s energy industry should get a welcome fillip from reports that the state-owned oil company is set to increase domestic oil refining capacity by more than 50% over the...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Health in focus
14 Mar 2011
The health care industry has moved front and centre of the development agenda throughout the Gulf and wider Middle Eastern region. The industry’s resilience to the effects of the global economic...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Market realignment
1 Mar 2011
Once again signalling the government’s intent to realign the local labour market, officials announced on February 8 that the Kuwaiti Manpower Restructuring Programme has targeted the placement of 20,...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Plenty in the pipeline
1 Feb 2011
Taking stock of the latest spending on infrastructure, the Ministry of Public Works gave a boost to Kuwait’s construction sector in December 2010 when it announced that billions of dollars worth of...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Year in Review 2010
19 Jan 2011
This year Kuwait’s economy has stabilised, allowing the country to look forward to a period of renewed growth and dynamism. Following a 4.6% contraction in GDP in 2009, the picture for 2010 and...
