30 October 2020
Kuwait has banned import of poultry from Kazakhstan, Mauritania and Senegal. This ban is due to spread of bird flu and Rift Valley disease.
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25 October 2020
Kuwait Airways will resume flights to Saudi Arabia from October 25.
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21 October 2020
The Joint Committee at the Public Authority for Manpower cracks down on illegal markets and shops. Over 70 expats violate municipality rules and set up unlicensed shops.
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18 October 2020
Representatives of Parliament and government discuss demographic imbalance bill in a meeting held this week by the parliamentary Human Resources Development Committee.
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18 October 2020
Kuwait Municipality has proposed service based contracts for expats, which is part of a governmental job replacement policy.
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30 September 2020
Indians are advised to apply for passports ‘well in advance’, Indian embassy has said.
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16 September 2020
Kuwait’s only and most comprehensive event on Maritime has been postponed. The Kuwait Maritime Summit will be now held on September 16– 17 september 2020.
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15 September 2020
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) is set to take over Ithmaar Bank’s Bahrain operations. The Deal also extends to acquiring certain assets of IB Capital, owned by Ithmaar.
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15 September 2020
Kuwait has suspended all types of new visas. More than 400,000 expats with valid residence permits stranded outside Kuwait.
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09 September 2020
Kuwait Expat quota bill was discussed in the parliament. They will not target number of expats but number of jobs held by them.
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09 September 2020
The demographic imbalance has been a hot topic in Kuwait National Assembly as various MPs have put forth proposals to address the issue.
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06 September 2020
There are no signs that Kuwait will soon end a ban on flights from countries exporting domestic workers.
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06 September 2020
Kuwait Government may approve public debt law by decree if parliament fails to approve the law.
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01 September 2020
Kuwait has lifted the daytime outdoor ban. It was prohibited to work outdoors under the sun between June 1 to August 31.
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30 August 2020
The contracts of 34 expats have been terminated by Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs as part of country’s plan to reduce foreign workers and redress demographic imbalance.
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27 August 2020
Kuwait plans to replace expat security guards with technology as the country is seeking to redress its demographic imbalance.
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27 August 2020
Kuwait Public Authority for Manpower announced a ban on transferring government workers to the private sector.
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21 August 2020
Kuwait Petroleum Corp. is hiring a consultant to help merge its subsidiaries as the state-run company slashes capital spending by more than 25% over the next five years.
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21 August 2020
Kuwait passes law to protect troubled businesses, attract investors. The new law does not treat failure to pay debt as a criminal offence.
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18 August 2020
Kuwait has announced that it will not extend expats’ expired visas after August 31. 405,000 expats took advantage of automatic renewal of residency visas.
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05 August 2020
Emirates airlines has announced to relaunch Kuwait services from August 5.
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05 August 2020
Kuwait is likely to dismiss 50% of expats working in government ministries in the next 3 months.
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01 August 2020
Kuwait private schools are directed to cut tuition fees by 25%. Minister of Education issues ministerial resolution calling for online schooling.
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30 July 2020
Bangladesh to restart flights to Kuwait August 4. Kuwait airport set to begin operations on August 1 at 30 per cent capacity
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24 July 2020
Kuwait government will stand guarantor for 80% of SME relief funding. The package totals 3 billion dinars.
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