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An estimated 7,000 Canadians reside in Kuwait and work in important sectors such engineering, finance, government, academia, health, and the oil industry. In 2006, Canadian servicemen who fought in the first Gulf War were given the Liberation of Kuwait Medal by Kuwait. Thirty Canadian soldiers who served in the first Gulf War were honored by ...
After the first Gulf War in 1990–1991, Kuwait was especially affected. The immense deprivation of the country required Kuwait to rebuild the country's economy and infrastructure, mainly through the reconstruction of the petroleum industry. Although the pre-war level of the GDP per capita was achieved already in 1992, it constituted a costly ...
Kuwait Times' discontinued projects include the Friday Times, a free 40-page tabloid. It was the first tabloid in the country, offering local commentary, news, and analysis as well as entertainment, sports, and comprehensive features. Another discontinued Kuwait Times initiative was the sister Arabic daily newspaper, Alfajer Aljadeed, which was ...
The agency has a section with the title of Health and Environment which covers regularly updated news on environmental issues. [6] As of 2009, the news agency had offices and correspondents in 33 countries. [5] KUNA is an active member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) that includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries. [7]
The Bank was founded in 1960, registered as a bank with the Central Bank of Kuwait and was listed as Gulf Bank (GBK) on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Boursa Kuwait) in 1984. Gulf Bank is one of the leading conventional banks in Kuwait with KD 7.2 billion in total assets as of 31 December 2023 and provides a wide range of services including ...
The Kuwait Investment Authority was founded in 1985 and has been under the control of the ministry and has been headed by the finance minister. [7] The ministry also regulates Kuwaiti stock market along with the Kuwait Stock Exchange, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Central Bank of Kuwait. [8]
Kuwait is highly dependent on migrant labour, but their poor living conditions have been noted by human rights groups. [5] From 2022 to 2024, over 1,400 Indian workers died in Kuwait, and the Indian embassy in Kuwait City received 16,423 complaints from March 2021 to December 2023 due to payment delays, harassment, and substandard accommodation.
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