SME sector key to realizing government goals
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
More than a year and a half into the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that has left a global trail of physical and...
Reforms, past failures need not deter new attempts
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
The flurry of decisions and plans being announced in recent weeks could be a sign the government is finally waking up...
Democracy in Kuwait, 60 years in the making
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
International Day of Democracy, celebrated on 15 September each year, is an opportunity to assess the state of democracy around the...
Gender discrimination stiffles economic growth
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
The need for Kuwait to enhance its human capital formation and to make it more gender equitable in order to spur...
Vibrant tourism sector vital to economic revival
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
During its regular session last week, the Council of Ministers chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khalid...
Youth in Kuwait, hope of future
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
Efforts by the government over the years to foster social, political, and economic progress of youth in the country and to...
Cautious optimism among policy-makers in Kuwait
An unprecedented downturn in global economic activity and persistent lower oil prices for much of 2020, as well as financial and social repercussions from...
Prodigal use of water an invasion on environment
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
On Monday, 2 August, Kuwait commemorates the 30th anniversary of the vicious invasion of Kuwait in 1990. On this day, the...
Sovereign rating cuts amid parliamentary gridlock
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
In January of this year, with a new parliament and cabinet just sworn-in, hopes were high, especially among perpetual optimists, that...
Skill deficiency among youth limits Kuwaitization
THE TIMES KUWAIT REPORT
To address the issue of unemployment among young Kuwaitis the government has been actively pursuing a Kuwaitization drive that aims to...