Kuwait
Kuwait news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Special Report
Kuwait Special Report: Setting out a new economic course
Despite an ambitious visionary economic development plan launched in February 2010, Kuwait is being held back by its inability deliver key projects
News
Westerngeco wins Kuwait survey contract
Kuwait deal worth $184m for onshore seismic survey
Kuwait receives bids for cancer centre
Nine groups submit bids for construction contract of the 600-bed facility
Kuwait rejects Acwa-led bid for Al-Zour North IWPP
Remaining four commercial bids for the private water and power plant to be opened on 5 February
KJO set to award contracts to McDermott and Daewoo
Contractors to be awarded offshore and onshore packages for Neutral Zone upgrade work
Daewoo wins Kuwait crude tanker deals
Two of three shipbuilding contracts won by South Korean firm
Business waits on Kuwait elections
Questions raised over whether new Kuwaiti government will end political impasse
Kuwait delays oil field electrical works
Electrical substations and transformer projects for Kuwait Oil Company tender deadline pushed back
Saudi and Dubai markets make gains
Saudi stock market rises as bourse opens up to foreign listings
Kuwait to expand two power plants
Contracts to extend Al-Zour South and Subiya power plants to be tendered
Piling and excavation work starts on National Bank of Kuwait headquarters
Ground work will take six months to complete
Analysis
Conares Metal Supply
The steel pipe manufacturer hopes to hit revenues of $500m in 2012, despite weaker regional demand
Sheltering the masses in the Middle East
A year of regional unrest has made tackling the housing shortage a priority for governments
GCC countries spending $44bn on airport developments
Project plans in the region will push passenger footfall to over 260 million a year
Engaging the labour force
Engaging and training young nationals for the workplace is a key priority for regional governments
Higher spending exposes region to oil price falls
A prolonged fall in oil prices will provide a major challenge to regional policymakers
Meeting renewable energy targets will be crucial
Specific regulatory frameworks need to be in place to accomplish clean energy goals
The online struggle of the state
Regional governments are losing the battle to control how people use the internet
China and the Middle East’s interdependency grows
China is expanding trade ties to the Middle East and North Africa as its dependence on imports from the region increases. Oil exporters and other sectors are keen to seize the opportunity
Kuwait Contacts
Mohamed Najia
Mohamed Najia is secretary general, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association
Faisal al-Ostad
Faisal al-Ostad is acting director of consultants department, Public Works Ministry, Kuwait
Khalid Alenzi
Khalid Alenzi is head of IT development office, Kuwait Airways
Kurt Ritter
Kurt Ritter is president and chief executive officer, Rezidor Hotel Group
Comment
GCC to focus on healthcare in 2012
Bids submitted for three hospitals worth a combined $1.7bn show resolve of regional governments
Tenders
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Kuwait: News editing hall development
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Kuwait: Agricultural works
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Kuwait: Facilities protection services
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Kuwait: Medical accessories
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Kuwait: Security publications
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Kuwait: Government services mechanism project
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Kuwait: Equipment and ammunition
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Kuwait: Computer equipment programme
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Kuwait: Communications equipment
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Kuwait: Digital radiography system equipment
Contract Awards
Middle East contracts awarded: January 2012
Over $6bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in January 2012, according to this checklist from MEED
Company Profiles
Conares Metal Supply
The steel pipe manufacturer hopes to hit revenues of $500m in 2012, despite weaker regional demand
Research Report
The GCC Infrastructure Guide
One of the most interesting trends to have emerged from the GCC projects boom over the past 10 years has been the development of public-private partnerships (PPPs), projects funded and operated through a partnership between the government and the private sector.
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