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Business Sector

Emergence of Cloud Kitchens in the UAE

June 15, 2022

The Cloud Kitchen model in the UAE has become quite popular owing to lower investment and higher margins compared to Traditional Restaurants

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Technology

NFTs: Beyond the Metaverse

May 25, 2022

Highlighting the evolution, growing demand, and application of blockchain technology within the GCC with special emphasis on NFTs.

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Capital Market

GCC markets trend upward on positive economic outlook and corporate earnings

May 11, 2022

Overview of monthly market performance of GCC & Global Markets

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Business Sector

Excel Model to assess interest rate impact on Kuwait banks

February 22, 2022

Impact of interest rate hike on Kuwaiti banks profitability

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Kuwait’s All Share index gained 27% in 2021 supported by recovery in oil prices

January 19, 2022

Kuwait’s All Share index gained 27% in 2021, top gainer being Consumer Discretionary sector with returns of 63.3%, reflecting recovery in oil prices.

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Most cryptocurrencies decline in November due to worries over COVID-19 variant and regulatory pressures

December 20, 2021

Concerns over Omicron variant and regulatory pressures weigh crypto markets in November

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Kuwait stocks fell in November driven by sharp fall in oil prices

December 09, 2021

Kuwait ended the month in red, fuelled by sharp fall in oil prices and fears over a new COVID-19 variant.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum touch all-time high in October

November 17, 2021

performance of cryptocurrency markets in October 2021

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Kuwait leads GCC markets in October

November 09, 2021

Kuwait gains for the eight consecutive month in October.

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Economy

Whats behind Kuwaits increasing fiscal breakeven oil price?

October 12, 2021

Why is Kuwaits fiscal breakeven oil price increasing

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Economy

India/UAE Trade: $115 billion Bet

September 30, 2021

India and UAE plan to raise their bilateral trade to USD 115billion

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Business Sector

Dubai World 2010 to China Evergrande Group 2021; Looking Beyond Leverage

September 29, 2021

China Evergrande real estate crisis and its similarity with Dubai World crisis

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Economy

Economic Impact of Dubai Expo 2020

September 22, 2021

Dubai Expo 2020 will have an impact on the economy through the infrastructure valued at more than USD 12 billion that is being spent to successfully build Expo 2020’s establishment.

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Capital Market

Kuwaiti banks – Earnings report Q2’2021

September 07, 2021

All major Kuwaiti banks reported their financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The Kuwait banking sector reported a healthy growth in net income after taxes for Q2’21 compared to that of Q2’20

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Kuwait Luxury Retail – Evolving amid COVID-19

September 06, 2021

Kuwait boasts the presence of several major luxury brands. Ranking 13th in the world in terms of per capita GDP, its affluent and brand conscious population, young demography, and a growing population position Kuwait’s luxury retail market favorably.

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GCC retail sector in the post-covid world: Bound for a “K” shaped recovery

May 30, 2021

While the overall consumer and retail sector has been adversely affected by the pandemic, it has been a mixed of bag of challenges with fewer opportunities.

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Kuwaiti banks – Earnings report 2020

March 09, 2021

All major Kuwaiti banks reported their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020 and that of the whole year. As expected, all the banks reported a reduction in net profits for 2020 compared to that of 2019 mainly d

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Central Bank of Kuwait Allows Banks to Distribute 2020 Dividends

February 09, 2021

Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has been at the forefront and took various measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Kuwait economy and the banking sector. Some of the key measures taken by the central bank

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Islamic Retail Asset Management

December 24, 2020

Islamic finance could soon find itself in the mainstream as younger demographic cohorts, push values-based investing.

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MSCI includes Kuwait stocks in their Emerging Markets indices

December 07, 2020

MSCI completed the inclusion of Kuwait in Emerging markets index on Nov 30. Which Kuwait stocks were included? What would be the implications for capital inflows into Kuwait?

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Steep cut in project spending could depress Kuwait's oil output

November 08, 2020

What are some of the cost cutting measures taken by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation so far?What are the expenditure scenarios suggested by Public Debt Management Committee?

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