Trade & Investment

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 opportunity to drive forwards projects that diversify exports and attract inward investment in high-potential industries. Kuwait has a long-established legal framework that governs public-private partnerships, which could potentially play a key role in the country’s broader efforts to widen the scope of private sector participation in the economy under the direction of New Kuwait 2035.

This chapter contains an interview with Sheikh Meshaal Jaber Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority.