Commercial Bank of Kuwait: strategy, vision and differentiation
Elham Yousry Mahfouz, CEO of Commercial Bank of Kuwait talks about Commercial Bank of Kuwait, its history, strategy and differentiation.
Kuwait banking sector: 2015-2016 more difficult for banks in Kuwait
Elham Yousry Mahfouz, CEO of Commercial Bank of Kuwait talks about the banking sector in Kuwait.
Retail banking is a major opportunity in Kuwait’s banking space
Elham Yousry Mahfouz, CEO of Commercial Bank of Kuwait talks about the major opportunities in the Kuwaiti banking sector.
Kuwait banking regulations and a major risk for banks in Kuwait
Elham Yousry Mahfouz, CEO of Commercial Bank of Kuwait talks about the major risk for banks in Kuwait and regulatory framework.
Public spending in Kuwait: cuts necessary and 5 year plan in void
Bader Al Humaidhi, Former Minister of Finance of Kuwait talks about the public spending in Kuwait.
FDI and doing business in Kuwait
Bader Al Humaidhi, Former Minister of Finance of Kuwait talks about doing business in Kuwait.
Kuwait: oil prices can trigger change and strengthen the economy
Bader Al Humaidhi, Former Minister of Finance of Kuwait talks the impact of the low oil prices on Kuwait’s economy.
Low oil prices and Kuwait’s Economy
Bader Al Humaidhi, Former Minister of Finance of Kuwait talks about the price of oil and Kuwait’s economy.
Education in Kuwait: Kuwait University to Expand Postgraduate Education
Well they have to reform public education and by public I mean pre-university education. The reform shouldn’t come before establishing what the problems are. In my opinion, the only reason to establish what the problems are, is to have a uniform national exam for the country. You know, it’s alright that you have Kuwaiti public schools, it’s alright that you have British private schools, American or French or what have you. Of course for people who are going to Britain, they have to take exams that are required by the universities in Britain.
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Doing business in Kuwait: $150 billion worth of projects coming is a major opportunity
Most of the business is done in partnership with Kuwaitis. We have a law here that requires that for a business to be established here, it must have a 51% Kuwaiti partnership. But now there is a new department in the Ministry of Finance, the Foreign Investment Department. Under this, if a foreign direct investor wants to set up a new business, say to produce ethylene, or cement etc., they can own up to 100% stake in it.