Economics, Policy & Regulation
Kuwaiti Banks Go Digital
The oil-rich emirate’s banks are also expanding across the Gulf region. With Kuwaiti lenders embracing new technologies through fintech partnerships...
Kuwait
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turning Point For Kuwait?
Kuwait is one of the world’s smallest yet richest countries. A proposed fiscal and financial market overhaul aims to tap...
Banking
Top 10 Banks in Kuwait
From the establishment of the first commercial bank in the early 1950s to the creation of one of the most...
Country Report
Kuwait: Gas Half Full
Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook.
Country Report
Kuwait’s Digital Transformation Journey
A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing.
Features
Leadership Insights: Q&A With Kuwait Central Bank Governor Basel Al-Haroon
Governor Basel Al-Haroon of the Central Bank of Kuwait talks about rising oil prices and diversity within the banking sector.
News
Kuwait’s Central Bank Calls For Reforms
The Central Bank of Kuwaithas led calls for economic reform as political deadlock threatens a liquidity crunch.
Country Report
Buying Local: Q&A With Thuna’s Sharifa Al-Sulaity
Sharifa Al-Sulaity, co-founder of e-commerce startup Thuna, talks to Global Finance about the launch and growth of her digital shoe business.
Country Report
Kuwait: Impetus To Change
Kuwait responded swiftly to the pandemic, but political feuds are slowing the reform agenda and increasing macroeconomic vulnerabilities.
Data
Operating Under Difficult Circumstances: Q&A With Ahli United Bank’s Adel El Labban
Ahli United Bank CEO Adel El-Labban discusses business and Bahrain’s current economic challenges.
Features
Kuwait Roundtable: Looking to Recovery
Kuwaiti banks provided crucial support through the Covid-19 crisis and will play just as important a role in nursing the nation back to full economic health. Top executives from seven of the nation’s leading financial institutions discuss the past year and look ahead to the future.
Country Report
Accentuating Digital: Deputy CEO For Kuwait At National Bank of Kuwait Sulaiman Al-Marzouq Q&A
Sulaiman Al-Marzouq, deputy CEO for Kuwait at National Bank of Kuwait, speaks with Global Finance about the pandemic’s impact and how the bank plans to navigate the recovery.