The digital payments business of Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Telecom Company (STC), stc pay, is in talks with Gulf regulators to seek approval to operate in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, its …
What next for two remaining Islamic banks?
The future seems uncertain for two remaining standalone foreign Islamic banks in the country — Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFHM) and Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp (Malaysia) Bhd (Al …
Kuwait: Central bank requested to ‘lift secrecy’ of ex-diplomat’s accounts
Kuwait’s prosecutors have requested the country’s central bank to remove secrecy on local bank accounts of a former Kuwaiti ambassador, according to a media report. The public prosecution has written …
COVID-19: Domestic workers can return to Kuwait starting December 10
After the government gave the green light for the return of domestic workers stranded abroad, the first return trips will begin on December 10, a source told Al Anba. The source mentioned that the …
Kuwait: Travel firms feeling the brunt of COVID-19 curbs
An estimated 80,000 domestic workers are expected to return to Kuwait in the next five months. But according to MP Al Fadl, their flights will do nothing to prop up the travel firms’ business.
COVID-19: Kuwait sees decline in positive cases
As of November 20 country has conducted over a million swab tests for coronavirus Kuwait City: The spokesman for the Ministry of Health has revealed that the percentage of positive cases of COVID …
HEC Paris in Qatar concludes custom-designed programme for Kuwaiti foundation
HEC Paris has ended the ‘Managing Business in Challenging Times’ online custom-designed programme for Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).
COVID-19: Vaccine optional for targeted categories in Kuwait
Frontline health workers in Kuwait will not be obliged to get a vaccine against the coronavirus after its approval and arrival in the country, a local newspaper has said, citing government sources. “A …
32 Tamilians stranded in Kuwait brought home after External Affairs ministry intervention
With the employers also failing to renew their contracts, the workers could not move out of the place where they had been forcibly confined.
COVID-19: Pandemic sees number of expats in Kuwait drop from 3.3 million to 2.65 million
Prior to the pandemic, it was estimated that there were around 3.3 million expats residing in Kuwait. That number has gone down in recent months to around 2.65 million. Image Credit: File picture …