The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) was operating purely as an equities exchange at the end of 2013. The lack of product diversification was seen as a key weakness by both the exchange’s management and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). The introduction of derivatives to the KSE, expected to take place before the end of 2014, could transform the...
THE COMPANY: Established in 1979 under the name Public Warehousing Company, Agility is the largest logistics provider in the Middle East and one of the world’s largest integrated logistics providers serving businesses and governments. It employs more than 20,000 employees and has operations in 100...
In 2013 Kuwait’s capital markets posted solid growth. By the end of the year trading volumes, earnings and market capitalisation at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) were up substantially on 2012. The KSE’s steadily improving performance over the past half decade – not to mention its future prospects for continued expansion – can be attributed...
How is the CBK monitoring and improving corporate governance in line with global practices?
For the past five years diversification has been a key point of focus within Kuwait’s banking sector. By seeking to generate earnings from a growing number of sources, the country’s banks and other financial players aim to mitigate future risks and ensure long-term stability and profits. Traditionally, domestic commercial banking activities...
Kuwait’s banking sector has consistently posted solid growth in recent years, with this coming on the back of strong economic activity both at home and throughout the Gulf as a whole. The industry, which comprises 11 local banks and 11 foreign banks, is widely considered to be the backbone of the country’s non-oil economy, and is one of the...
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