Economic
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Economic Activity Is Expected To Improve In 2016 And 201727 December 2015Economic activity predicted to improve in '16-'17 - Report boosted by an increase in public investment and steady growth in consumption, showed an economic report rele...Vat Crucial To Economic Stability03 February 2016Two Kuwaiti economists agreed that levying of a value added tax (VAT) is crucial to stability of the state's economic policies and offsetting the budget deficit under the curre...His Highness Amir Focus On Improving Financial And Economic Status06 April 2016His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah underscored the imperative that the legislative and executive branches cooperate to uplift the financial and economic...Country To Introduce Business-friendly Economic Reforms07 May 2016Low oil prices and its worst balance sheet in decades have compelled Kuwait to wake up from its prolonged hibernation and introduce much-needed economic reforms. With oil acco...Uae Tops Middle East Rankings For Information And Communications Technologies Economic Benefits06 July 2016The UAE is leading the Arab world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and communications technologies (ICT), according to a new study. Th...Kuwait Ranked 128th In Gender Gap27 October 2016Kuwait ranked 128th out of 144 countries with a score of 0.624 in the 2016 Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum Tuesday. The index ranks countries according...Kuwait Ranked Among Top 10 Cities In Middle East And North Africa28 November 2016In a new survey by Bayt.com titled ‘Top Cities in the Middle East and North Africa’, Kuwait City ranked among in the Top 10 Cities to live in. In Kuwait City, 40% of th...Ministry Of Finance Postponed Vat Implementation30 November 2016Ministry of Finance has postponed the implementation of value added tax (VAT) on consumable services to conduct further studies in that concern. Some members of the Economic Commit...Expats Have To Pay The Price For Economic Disability19 January 2017Surgery Specialist at Mubarak Hospital Dr Fatima Khaja explained that expatriates are human beings who came to Kuwait to offer services that are needed in the country. They have th...Secretariat Prepared Specific Measures To Restore Population Balance23 January 2017The secretariat said the reason behind the increase in the number of expatriates compared to citizens during the years between 2010 and 2014 is the increase in dependence of labor...Need To Keep Abreast Of Legislative Changes16 February 2017It is imperative that accountants and auditors remain aware of legislative developments in Kuwait, given the rapid change in that sector, Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled A...The Ministry Of Public Works Will Expand Water Treatment Plants01 March 2017The Ministry of Public Works will expand Sulaibiya and Umm Al-Haiman water treatment plants which will add 670,000 cubic meters of treated water per day once completed, informed so...Finance Minister Vindicates Economic Reform Document06 March 2017Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh defended Monday the government's document of financial and economic reforms as being based on reliable studi...Financial And Economic Reform Manifesto Tops The Agenda For Deliberations13 March 2017The government's financial and economic reform manifesto tops the agenda for deliberations in the upcoming parliament session next Tuesday. Also during the session, the par...Former Minister And Mp Stated The Economic Reform Document Entails Privatization Of Some Sectors19 March 2017Former minister and MP Yaqoub Al-Sane’a stated the economic reform document entails privatization of some sectors, which he sees as a grave error. He made the disclosure at a...