Capital Markets

With the National Development Plan providing a stable foundation for future expansion, the government is working towards revamping legislation in order to allow for some restructuring. There are also efforts under way to diversify the bourse, which will include increasingly popular and varied sharia-compliant financial instruments. As the markets continue to recover, corporate debt issuance is also on the rise. This chapter contains interviews with Saleh Al Falah, Chairman, Kuwait Capital Markets Authority; and Faisal Sarkhou, CEO, KAMCO.