Oil & GasAdnoc to raise $5 bn from pipeline salePritam BordoloiOctober 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 4, 2019 Adnoc expects infrastructure funds and private equity firms to show interest... Read more
EnergyKuwait to sell 44% stake in Al Zour and Khiran power projectsPritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2019November 1, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2019November 1, 2019 The country plans to sell at least 26 percent stakes by 2020 and early 2021... Read more
AviationJazeera to fly single-aisle flights from London to ThailandPritam BordoloiSeptember 23, 2019November 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 23, 2019November 4, 2019 The Kuwait-based carrier will acquire seven Airbus SE’s A321neo LR aircraft by the end of 2020... Read more
BankingIndependent board members: Global norms for Kuwait banksPritam BordoloiSeptember 13, 2019November 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 13, 2019November 4, 2019 The Central Bank of Kuwait’s decision to appoint board independent members is based on international principles... Read more
LogisticsKuwait’s Agility to develop $200 mn warehouse parks in AfricaInternational Finance DeskSeptember 10, 2019December 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskSeptember 10, 2019December 17, 2019 The company plans to develop three warehouse parks in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, Maputo in Mozambique and Lagos in Nigeria... Read more
Real EstateKuwait’s First Dubai settles Dh189.5 mn debt to GCC bankInternational Finance DeskSeptember 4, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskSeptember 4, 2019December 23, 2019 The settlement was funded through First Dubai and its parent company Al Mazaya Holding’s current account... Read more
Oil & GasKuwait’s PIC, South Korean firm to set up $1.2 bn JVInternational Finance DeskAugust 8, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 8, 2019 PIC will hold a 49% stake worth $476.2 mn in the new company whereas South Korea’s SKC will hold 51%... Read more
Oil & GasIraq, Kuwait sign agreement for joint technical oil field studyPritam BordoloiAugust 7, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiAugust 7, 2019 The contract will study options to develop and exploit the oil fields on the border between Iraq and Kuwait... Read more
EconomyKuwait firm on keeping discount rate at 3% despite global changesInternational Finance DeskAugust 2, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 2, 2019 Kuwait took the decision to keep the discount rate unchanged to maintain the competitiveness of the national currency... Read more
coverstoryJuly-August 2019MagazineAhli United Bank: Using technology for leadershipBharath KumarJuly 10, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarJuly 10, 2019December 6, 2019 The bank is taking major steps toward fintech innovation... Read more