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Interviews & Viewpoints | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Badran, CEO, VIVA Kuwait: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Articles & Analysis | The expansion of ICT services and infrastructure to further innovate the market in Kuwait from The Report: Kuwait 2018
The government’s New Kuwait 2035 strategy has signalled ICT development as a key pillar that is expected to attract investment and boost the local economy. While government data does not collate information for the broader ICT sector, it does show the contribution of the telecoms sector to GDP. In 2016 telecoms accounted for 7.7% of non-oil...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nouf Al Abdul Razzaq, General Manager, BP Kuwait: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2018
What incentives exist for international oil companies to develop innovative and advanced technologies in the upstream segment?
Articles & Analysis | Kuwait works to improve water utilities and production capacity from The Report: Kuwait 2018
With no fresh surface water and an average rainfall of just 110 mm per year, Kuwait depends heavily on desalination to meet its fresh water requirements. Rapid growth in the country’s resident population, coupled with some of the world’s highest per capita consumption levels, has fuelled demand and contributed to a serious water problem. As...
Articles & Analysis | Key construction projects lay foundations for future growth in Kuwait from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Hundreds of thousands of construction workers in Kuwait are busy building bridges, roads, homes, the region’s largest refinery, an expanded airport terminal and a new port. These are just some of the major projects being completed as the country works towards the New Kuwait 2035 vision. However, these developments are almost entirely driven by...
Articles & Analysis | Kuwait turns to solar energy to further renewable goals and harness low-cost power from The Report: Kuwait 2018
In early 2019 contracts could be signed for a 1-GW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Kuwait, marking a significant step forward on emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah’s pledge to generate 15% of the country’s energy needs from clean, renewable sources by 2030. While the oil-producing country may wish to play its part in...