Kuwait

Kuwait's balance of payments position is unlikely to come under any pressure in the foreseeable future, despite the economy's heavy reliance on income from hydrocarbon exports. With... 2012-04-26

The Kuwaiti government is planning to pass laws later this year to regulate the use of social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook. The move comes following a spate of controversies... 2012-04-26

The governments of Kuwait and Iraq have struck a US$500mn deal aimed at resolving the Gulf War debt of Iraq's flag carrier Iraqi Airways. Kuwait claimed it was owed US$1.2bn by Iraqi... 2012-03-22

We expect inflation in Kuwait to pick up only moderately in 2012. While rising wages and a robust growth outlook will spur aggregate demand, this effect is likely to be offset to some... 2012-03-22

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... 2012-01-31

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... 2012-01-31

We remain broadly sanguine about Kuwait's growth prospects in 2012. In spite of an increasingly foreboding external environment, we anticipate that heavy government spending will continue... 2012-01-09

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... 2011-12-21

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... 2011-12-09

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... 2011-09-27