The Middle East

As part of Kuwait’s efforts to expand and diversify its economy, the country has moved to invest in its infrastructure capacity, while a programme to boost oil production levels has stimulated growth in the petrochemical and construction segments. Alongside continued moves to improve the skills of the workforce, as well as to nurture small and...

A marked multiplicity of tastes and a strong appetite for luxury products underpin the thriving Kuwaiti retail sector. Given the country’s young and diverse demographic profile and its high level of purchasing power, the market – although relatively small due to the limited size of the population – is expected to continue to attract investment...

Management of the external operations of the state oil company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), is delegated to various subsidiaries, which are particularly focused on expanding the state’s assets abroad.

With one of the highest rates of energy consumption per capita in the world, meeting electricity demand is a pressing concern for Kuwait. According to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, the country was the fourth-largest consumer of electricity per capita in 2011. A growing economy and an increasingly wealthy population is pushing...

After several years of weak performance the Kuwait construction market saw a marked rebound in 2014. Several major infrastructure developments in the transport, power and water sectors have been tendered or are in the process of being awarded. Further to this, strong economic performance and the government’s commitment to reform have sustained...

Regional and global trends indicate people are conducting an increasing number of transactions over digital networks and storing more of their data online. This has shifted the security requirements of governments, corporations and citizens alike, as high-profile security breaches at large corporations and government offices around the globe...