Kuwait

Kuwait's parliament passed a bill on March 20 granting citizenship to up to 4,000 stateless people, known locally as Bedouins. Stateless people in Kuwait, numbered at 106,000, were... 2013-03-27

BMI View: Kuwait has seen a flurry of populist legislation over the last few weeks, including several measures specifically targeting expatriate workers. This runs the risk of increasing... 2013-03-20

BMI View: With credit growth continuing to pick up, our outlook for the Kuwaiti banking sector in 2013 remains broadly positive, and we forecast asset growth to reach 10.0% and 7.0%... 2012-11-14

BMI View: Real estate sales rose by 18% m-o-m to KWD266mn (US$943mn) in June 2012, according to a report from Kuwaiti financial company National Bank of Kuwait. The vast majority of... 2012-09-20

On September 10, thousands of Kuwaitis protested in front of parliament to demand the election of a prime minister from outside the ruling family, as well as against a government move... 2012-09-20

On July 19, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah approved a new four-man cabinet, which includes three ministers from the previous government. Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah retains his... 2012-07-30

We see few risks to balance of payments stability in Kuwait over our forecast period, and we do not expect the government to implement any significant changes to the exchange rate regime... 2012-07-30