Kuwait Sectors - MarcoPolis

Top Universities in Kuwait are Kuwait University and some private universities. One of the major challenge for the education sector in Kuwait is demographics. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) estimates the 1.1 mn strong Kuwaiti population to grow at an average 3% over the next 3 years. Meaning that for the foreseeable future, there will be large numbers of young people coming into an educational system that has not yet been geared up to prepare sufficiently for that increase in student population.

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Top Islamic Investment Companies in Kuwait | 5 Most Important Companies

February 10, 2012

According to Capital Standards, “There are a total of 100 investment companies operating in Kuwait with 54 operating within the confines of the Islamic Sharia provisions and the rest operating as conventional investment companies.” Some of these companies are listed as well under asset management comapnies, investment banks and investment holding companies. Here is the structure of Kuwait Banking system.
The sector has been hit hard by the financial crisis and non-internventionist policy by the government. The investment companies face many challenges. The sector will continue to restructure the depts and deleverage. For the complete list of investment companies click here. Many Islamic investment companies are subsidiaries of or large groups and banks in Kuwait.

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Top Investment Banks in Kuwait | Largest Investment Banks in Kuwait

February 10, 2012

View the list of top investment banks in Kuwait. According to Capital Standards, “There are a total of 100 investment companies operating in Kuwait with 54 operating within the confines of the Islamic Sharia provisions and the rest operating as conventional investment companies.” The Central Bank of Kuwait does issue investment companies licences. View the list of some of the major investment companies (that offer investment banking services). According to Central Bank of Kuwait the total assets of the conventional investment companies stood at USD 24 billion and Islamic investment companies at USD 19.8 billion in 2011. To view the list of investment companies click here.

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Top Asset Management Companies in Kuwait | Largest Asset Managers in Kuwait

February 10, 2012

Top Asset Management Companies in Kuwait are Kamco, Markaz and others. According to Capital Standards, “There are a total of 100 investment companies operating in Kuwait with 54 operating within the confines of the Islamic Sharia provisions and the rest operating as conventional investment companies.” Some of these companies offer asset management services. “The GCC Asset Management Industry, with roughly 100 asset management companies, manages approximately USD 29bn in assets in about 325 funds as of 31st March 2011. Geographically, Saudi Arabia country funds account for 62% of the total, followed by Kuwait country funds with 19% share” says Markaz in its latest GCC asset management report.

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Foreign Banks in Kuwait | 10 Most Important Foreign Banks in Kuwait

February 9, 2012

Top Foreign Banks in Kuwait are HSBC and others. Kuwaiti banks face less competition from the foreign banks due to the protective nature of the regulator. This situation is unlikely to change in the future. Well established large Kuwaiti banks should continue to dominante the sector. For more information visit structure of Kuwait Banking system.

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Islamic Banks in Kuwait | Kuwait’s Largest 5 Islamic Banks

February 9, 2012

Marcopolis.net has been ranking the top banks in Kuwait since 2010, regularly updating the list according to the latest available Kuwait’s banking sector data. Which bank is Kuwait’s biggest Bank? Which one is the best bank in Kuwait? The following list ranks Kuwait’s top banks by assets. Traditionally, the largest bank in Kuwait is NBK, followed by Gulf Bank and Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait. View our latest ranking of banks in Kuwait.

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Kuwait Travel Market, Wataniya Airways

May 7, 2010

Kuwait Aviation, Wataniya Airways, CEO, George Cooper
The Kuwaiti National market even though it is a small population. Kuwaiti Nationals travel a lot both for business and leisure. We are not in a price driven market, and the scheduling isn’t always most important, however, what is most important is the quality of experience brought to the customer by the airline. In the region there are airlines that provide this world-class experience and we wanted to figure out how to differentiate ourselves among them with our level of experience.

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ITS Kuwait, Kuwait Information Technology

May 7, 2010

Interview with Khaled Al Saeid, Managing Director of ITSThe more privatization that takes place the more benefit to IT will happen. Also, the more efficiency is demanded from the government side will help drive IT as well.

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Kuwait Aviation: Middle East Aviation Sector Defying the Crisis

April 9, 2010

The Middle East Aviation and Kuwait aviation sector, is different because it is fueled by oil and government spending. If you look at the per capita figures in the Middle East, you will see some of the highest rates in the world and people often spend money on Kuwait travel and tourism. Therefore, the Kuwait aviation sector performs very well.

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Kuwait Telecom: Wataniya Telecom Leading the Kuwait Telecom Sector

April 9, 2010

“There is high penetration and we have 115% penetration in the Kuwait telecom sector”, recounts Scott Gegenheimer, CEO of Wataniya Telecom. Kuwaitis like to chat, whether in private or in business. A Kuwaiti without an iPhone, Blackberry or Nokia phone is like Arabia without oil, purely unimaginable.