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A rally year:
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Kuwait in brief Position of strength: Efforts to diversify and shift to a knowledge-based economy encourage infrastructure development and investment Viewpoint: Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Looking east: Enhanced cooperation and investment across a range of sectors is strengthening ties between China and the GCC A rally year: Plans to move to a private sectorled, knowledge-based economy and careful spending should act to buffer against fiscal challenges Interview: Khaled Mahdi,…

Overview

Kuwait in brief:
OBG
plus

Various developments point to healthy economic performance in the near term for Kuwait. Chief among them are the upgrade of the country’s stock exchange, which has been approved for inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; the rollout of projects such as the Silk City development; major upgrades to the oil and gas downstream segment; and enhanced transport and logistics links that are set to boost added value across a variety of sectors. Furthermore, the New Kuwait 2035 vision – the country’s development plan to shift to a private sector-led, knowledge-based economy – should ensure a buffer against the types of fiscal challenges…