Kuwait
Economy
We expect public expenditure in Kuwait to increase in 2012. Although government spending plans in recent years have been persistently hampered by political gridlock in parliament, we...
2012-01-31Economy
Riot police in the city of Jahra used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protestors on January 14, according to witnesses cited by the Associated Foreign Press . The demonstrators were...
2012-01-31Economy
We remain optimistic about the prospects for economic growth in Kuwait heading into next year. We have revised up our forecast for 2011 from 5.3% to 6.1% on the back of higher than...
2011-12-21Economy
Like most of its GCC neighbours, the Kuwaiti economy has held up relatively well in 2011, and in spite of a gloomy outlook for much of the world economy, we remain optimistic about...
2011-12-09Economy
The Kuwaiti cabinet passed a draft law on September 25 aimed at tackling corruption in government agencies and financial institutions. According to KUNA, the state news agency, the...
2011-09-27Economy
The Kuwaiti government's budget surplus grew to KWD4.2bn (US$15.3bn) in the first two months of FY2011/12 (beginning on April 1), up from a surplus of KWD2.4bn in the same period last...
2011-09-27Economy
Inflationary pressures in Kuwait remain under control (the stated target band is 5.0-6.0%), with the April inflation print of 5.3% y-o-y reinforcing our average 2011 forecast of 5.5%....
2011-05-31Political Risk
BMI View: Kuwait's political backdrop is complicated by labour and population imbalances, and a parliament which has consistently blocked the government's reform efforts. Meanwhile,...
2011-04-07
