The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muhammad Al-Sager, said that the government measures taken regarding the 60-year law for expatriates are uncivilized and may be unconstitutional, stressing that ‘His Highness the Crown Prince understands the matter and has addressed it, and there are new procedures that are expected to be implemented in this regard.”
He explained that the business environment in Kuwait and the private sector does not find any support from the government, noting that all Gulf governments supported the private sector during the “Corona” crisis, except for Kuwait that did not support the private sector, adding, “We do not want financial support, but we want to facilitate procedures and change laws and easing restrictions on the private sector.
He added, “We have an extended session with the government in the future, and we hope that the government will then look into the concerns of the private sector again,” noting that “the family’s list includes cadres and diverse experiences from all segments of society, representing national unity,” denying that there is any quotas.
He continued, “There is no privatization in Kuwait, and it needs a clear program similar to what happened in the United Kingdom in the early eighties, as well as the Norwegian program,” noting that “privatization must affect major sectors such as the oil sector, education and others.”
He expressed his fears that the rise in oil prices would be “a curse on Kuwait,” noting that “the chamber does not have fangs, but we have a mind and a mind through which we try to guide the government’s decision.”
He stressed that “there are corrupt merchants, including those who work in visa trade, alcohol and prostitution, but the commercial center in Kuwait has a majority of merchants who are patriotic and keen to develop the country.”
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