26 February 2021
Kuwait International Airport will operate 24 hours from March 7. Ban on non-Kuwaitis entering the country is still in place until further notice.
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26 February 2021
Kuwaiti government submits a draft law to the National Assembly to amend the Future Generations Fund. Gulf state’s reserve of cash is oldest sovereign wealth fund in the world
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21 February 2021
Kuwait MPs submit proposal to impose fee on money transfers out of country. Lawmakers have called for a 2.5 per cent fee on all money transfers out of the country.
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18 February 2021
Non-Kuwaitis will be allowed to resume travelling to Kuwait from February 21. Airlines will bear cost for PCR tests; passengers must quarantine in hotel for 7 days.
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18 February 2021
Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry tries to increase domestic labour hiring. Talks with Ethiopia, Sri Lanka to recruit domestic workers to relieve shortages.
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15 February 2021
Jazeera Airways will be launching direct flights between Kuwait and the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo twice a week.
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15 February 2021
Buffets in Kuwait are permitted to reopen but with strict health and safety measures
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11 February 2021
The average operating loss of travel offices in Kuwait is around KD 8 million a month since the COVID-19 pandemic began around a year ago.
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28 January 2021
Kuwait oil prices to increase to $60 per barrel (pb) in second half of this year, according to an oil expert.
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28 January 2021
Kuwait forecast its eighth consecutive budget deficit for this year, unveiling a fiscal plan that sees a near 7% rise in spending as political bickering delays reforms.
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25 January 2021
Kuwait’s civil aviation authorities have instructed all airlines and travel agencies in the country to reimburse money paid for cancelled flights.
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18 January 2021
Pakistan is ready to provide skilled workers to Kuwait's labor market, the Pakistani ambassador to the Gulf country said on Thursday
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09 January 2021
Hongqi Exhibition Hall in Kuwait opened, and three models H9, H5 and HS5 were launched for Kuwaiti users.
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19 December 2020
Kuwait emir tells new parliament the country faces big challenges and there is no time for ‘fabricating conflicts’.
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19 December 2020
The ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Kuwait to discuss regional matters ahead of the 2021 Gulf Summit, state news agency KUNA reported.
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15 December 2020
Remittances of expats in Kuwait decreased by 21.96 per cent during the second quarter of this year, a local newspaper reported.
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06 December 2020
Kuwaiti Public Authority of Manpower is handling absence notices to help expats readjust status.
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06 December 2020
Oil prices last month went up by eight percent, recording an all-time high in more than six months following Covid-19 vaccine reports.
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03 December 2020
Kuwait will extend by one month some visit visas, after a grace period earlier given to visitors to leave ended earlier this week.
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03 December 2020
Kuwait government is considering implementing installment system for returning domestic workers.
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03 December 2020
Axa SA sold its Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurer shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances.
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30 November 2020
Kuwait government has been urged to extend residency permits of engineers for three months. The Call has been launched by Federation of Kuwaiti Engineering Offices.
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30 November 2020
Kuwait is poised to fix up labour market rules due to pandemic. One of the expected decisions is assessing employers’ needs of expat and national workers.
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30 November 2020
UN: Kuwait has a long way to go to reduce its heavy dependency on oil revenue, but still, Kuwait has a huge potential to attract foreign investment.
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27 November 2020
Abu Dhabi's food giant Agthia is buying up Kuwaiti bakery chain - Al Faysal Bakery and Sweets.
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