Kuwait
Kuwait news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Kuwait News
Larsen & Toubro frontrunner for Kuwait gas bottling deal
The $100m facility is for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
Kuwait launches tender for metro consultancy contract
The winner be named by June this year
Gulf banks’ non performing loans will peak in mid-2010
Kuwait and Dubai-based banks fuel rise in region’s non-performing loans
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Daelim frontrunner for Kuwait Mina al-Ahmadi refinery deal
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Foster & Partners to sign Kuwait airport design deal
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ExxonMobil in talks over alliance with Kuwait Oil Company
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Bids in for Kuwait's retendered Mina al-Ahmadi gas deal
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Foulath in talks with Kobe Steel to build pellet plants
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Kuwait issues tender for Al-Zour North
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Gulf Spic bids low for Kuwait refinery deal
Kuwait Analysis
Kuwait enters an era of political and economic change
After years of stagnation, the country now believes its economy can move ahead
Al-Baraka Banking Group
The Islamic bank is seeking fresh markets after emerging intact from the global crisis
The Al-Ghanim family
Branches of the Al-Ghanim dynasty have expanded to become highly diversified businesses
Oil prices: Caution is the watchword
Oil price conservatism is likely to remain a key theme of Middle East states’ budget calculations
Kuwait Special Reports
Special Report: Power & Water - Region struggles to ensure access to scarce water supplies
The Middle East is struggling to cope with growing demand for fresh water. While the reasons for water shortages vary across the region, the issue that all governments around the Middle East are having to tackle is the same: how to guarantee access to shrinking supplies of fresh water.
Special Report: Transport & logistics - Gulf invests in new roads network
The Gulf’s road building schemes may not enjoy the high profile of the region’s rail and airport investment programmes, but the trend for Gulf states to spend millions of dollars on new highways is a sign that they are taking the business of building a better basic infrastructure seriously.
Special Report: Banking - Public sector projects raise hope
The Gulf’s governments are turning to new financing strategies to fund crucial infrastructure projects with public-private partnerships (PPPs) an increasingly popular model in the region
Special Report: Construction - Contract awards raise hope in the Gulf
The outlook for the region’s construction sector in 2010 looks mixed. The Gulf’s major economies, such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are surging out of the financial downturn, but $575bn worth of projects remain on hold across the GCC
Special Report: Education - Gulf invests in high-tech future
The Middle East has taken big strides to improve the quality of university education in recent years, investing billions of dollars in a modern infrastructure
Special Report: Construction - Industrial schemes prompt hope
Dubai-based real estate developer Nakheel has become the focus of the problems in the emirate’s construction market in recent weeks, as it tries to restructure a $3.5bn sukuk (Islamic bond) before the repayment deadline of 14 December.
Kuwait Data
Roads: Making the right links
From Qatar’s $20bn road building programme to Kuwait’s $3.7bn Subiya Causeway and major ring road schemes, road building is enjoying a renewed focus in the region as governments concentrate on improving transport infrastructure.
Oil prices: Caution is the watchword
Oil price conservatism is likely to remain a key theme of Middle East states’ budget calculations
Finance 2010: Reasons for cautious confidence
Banks in the region have fared well amid the global downturn but must start lending to boost business
Projects 2010: Market begins to recover in the region
Contract awards are expected to pick up significantly in the year ahead, with more than $500bn worth of projects currently being tendered across the region as clients take advantage of lower construction costs
Construction 2010: Public sector offers best opportunities
The real estate market is set to remain subdued in 2010, but infrastructure projects will push ahead
Energy 2010: Industry starts year in a strong position
With oil prices rising, a series of major projects will be launched in the energy sector in the year ahead
Kuwait Tenders
Kuwait: Environmental laboratory equipment
Supply of hardware and equipment for an environmental laboratory. Closing date: 18 March 2010
Kuwait: Residential construction
Construction, completion and maintenance of 44 residences. Closing date: 30 March 2010
Kuwait: Oil flow line construction
Construction of oil flow lines. Closing date: 18 April 2010
Kuwait: Building services
Provision of general building services. Closing date: 13 April 2010
Kuwait: Water cooling units
Replacement of three central water cooling units. Closing date: 30 March 2010
Kuwait: Ministry buildings operation and repair
Carrying out operation and repair works at ministry buildings. Closing date: 28 March 2010
Kuwait Contracts Awarded
Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010
Almost $3.5bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in February 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports
