Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook. Late in January, Jasem Albudaiwi was appointed secretary general of the Gulf ...

A week ago, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced a significant discovery of light oil and associated gas in the offshore Al-Nokhatha field. Kuwait has revealed ambitions to nearly double its oil output ...

Kuwait's emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation's legislature amid years of political gridlock. The ...

This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns regarding the human rights situation in Kuwait. Although at its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Kuwait accepted 230 recommendations,[1] ...

A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing. Over the years, Kuwait’s central bank (CBK) has been dynamic in promoting sound ...