Kuwait’s economy has long been underpinned by the production and export of crude oil. Although the rise in oil prices in 2021-22 boosted government revenue and macroeconomic stability, the Covid-19 pandemic – which preceded the commodity price boom – also underscored the risks of overreliance on an industry subject to fluctuating global demand. This has created fresh impetus for economic...
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Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Kuwait 2022
Kuwait has rebounded strongly from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, and public finances have been bolstered by elevated oil prices in 2021-22. With one of the most dynamic political systems in the region, the hope is that the executive and legislative branches of Kuwait’s government can work together to advance the policy changes and strategies needed to fulfil the ambitions of the...
The economy of Kuwait has long been underpinned by the production and export of crude oil. Although the rise in energy prices in 2021-22 boosted government revenue and macroeconomic stability, the Covid-19 pandemic, which preceded the commodity price boom, underscored the risk of over-reliance on an industry subject to fluctuating global demand. This has created fresh impetus for economic diversification, with robust public finances providing a strong platform to...
Macroeconomic forces such as inflation, geopolitical tension punctuated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and spikes in commodity prices heightened supply chain disruptions in 2022, which included capacity constraints, higher freight costs, labour shortages and port slowdowns.
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Economic update | ESG Trends 2022: Energy Transition
15 Dec 2022
The energy transition continued apace in 2022 despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ongoing disruptions to global supply chains and inflationary pressures – all of which translated into high energy prices around the globe.