Kuwait forces contractors to fund projects Premium Content

Firms are struggling to raise the finance to bid for early production facilities deals issued by KOC.
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Kuwait country profile

The state of Kuwait is a small, oil-rich country at the northern tip of the Gulf, bordered in the north and west by Iraq, and in the south by Saudi Arabia and the Divided Zone, over which it has joint sovereignty with Saudi Arabia.
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Special Report: Kuwait - State of Paralysis

The spat between the Kuwaiti government and the parliament over allegations of ministerial irregularities and political manoeuvring is the latest round in a battle for power that is holding back progress in the country.