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Interviews & Viewpoints | Khaled Abdulrazzaq Al Khaled, CEO, Boursa Kuwait : Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mazin Saad Alnahedh, Group CEO, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) : Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Do you think that there is an absence of sharia-compliant liquidity management tools, and what solutions would you propose to this?
Articles & Analysis | Fintech revolution: Tech solutions are driving the evolution of the sector landscape from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Once reserved for ambitious start-ups and industry-leading tech operators, financial technology (fintech) has more recently caught the attention of major private sector firms and government planners alike, becoming a regular feature in budget speeches and strategic development plans. As fintech progressively plays a larger part in the lives of...
Articles & Analysis | Strong and steady: Years of provisioning have left local lenders in a stable position, with many continuing to post gains from The Report: Kuwait 2018
Underpinned by rising commodity prices and, consequently, increased domestic spending, Kuwait’s banking sector performed well in the 18 months to mid-2018. The industry posted net profit growth of 8.9% and total asset growth of 5.9% to $251.9bn in 2017, according to professional services firm KPMG, even as local banks moved to adhere to a raft of...
In 2017 and early 2018 Kuwait’s insurance sector enjoyed growth on the strength of steadily rising premium, regulatory tweaks and forays by individual underwriters into a number of new market segments. Nonetheless, according to many stakeholders, the obsolescence of the country’s insurance law remains a major hurdle to the sector’s future growth. Various iterations of a new insurance law have...