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National Bank of Kuwait Says Sells Qatar Bank Stake For $538m

The bank will book a profit of KD25 million from the sale in its 2014 accounts, it said in a bourse filing.

Kuwait Investment Firm Global Says Management Withdraws Resignations

Global’s management team comprising Group CEO Ghunaim, CEO Bader al-Sumait, and executive vice presidents had resigned prior to its general meeting in September.

Kuwait Starting To Cut Subsidies, IMF Report Says

The International Monetary Fund did not give details of the reforms and government officials were not available for comment.

Kuwait Revokes Citizenship Of Opposition Activist

Kuwait-born Saad Al-Ajmi, spokesman of the nationalist opposition Popular Action Movement, was one of 18 people to have their citizenship removed.

Kuwait Markets Authority Endorses UN Terror Financing Rules

The U.N. Security Council last month named six people who would be subject to asset freezes because of their links to the Islamists and threatened sanctions against those who financed the insurgents.

Kuwait Budget Surplus Up In Last Fiscal Year As Spending Slows

The budget surplus, equivalent to around 26 per cent of gross domestic product, was up marginally from KD12.7 billion, or nearly 25 per cent of GDP, in the previous fiscal year.

Kuwait To Ship First Crude To Egypt In October Under Long Term Deal

The deal for two million barrels a month of Kuwaiti crude was signed with the Arab Petroleum Pipeline Co.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Launches $500m Tier 1 Bond At 7.250%

Investor orders for the issue grew to over $850 million, the document showed.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Attracts Orders Over $650m For Tier 1 Bond

The bond with a perpetual tenor can be bought back by the lender after the fifth year.

Kuwaiti National Real Estate Co Agrees $537.6m Debt Restructuring

The restructured loan is repayable over a period of seven years, the company said.

Kuwait Investment Authority To Expand Germany Investments

Kuwait has invested almost $18 billion in Germany.

Kuwait Airways Studying Offer To Buy 10 Boeing 777 Planes

The deal might be valued at about $3.2 billion, according to the list prices of the aircraft.

Kuwait’s Americana Says Major Shareholder Evaluating Options On Stake

The Kharafi family is the billionaire majority shareholder with 66.8 per cent of the firm.

Mobile Operator Ooredoo Kuwait Cuts 165 Jobs As Market Share, Profits Shrink

The job losses account for about 15 per cent of its workforce.

Kuwait’s KNPC Names NBK Finance Advisor For $12 bn Refinery Upgrade

The Clean Fuels Project will upgrade and expand two of the Gulf Arab state’s largest existing refineries with a focus on producing diesel and kerosene for export.

Kuwait OPEC Governor Expects Oil To Return To Hold $100 Level

The governor attributed the dip in oil prices to a rise in supply and slower demand over summer.

Kuwait Says Plans For Refinery Capacity Boost On Track

Tenders to build Kuwait’s fourth refinery, al-Zour, have been extended after delays and political opposition in the past.

Kuwait’s Global Investment House Seeks To Relist In Kuwait -CEO

Global Investment House’s chief executive Maha Al Ghoneim said the company was now “debt-free” following its debt restructuring last year.

Kuwait Woos Foreign Investors By Suspending Offset Scheme

The programme required foreign winners of big government contracts to invest in the local economy.

Kuwait Petroleum Eyes Stake In Indian Refinery

India, the world’s fourth largest oil consumer, imports about 80 per cent of its oil needs.

Kuwait’s KIPCO Says Receives Approval For Stake Increase In Burgan Bank

A bourse filing by KIPCO added that its direct and indirect stake in Kuwait’s Burgan Bank currently stands at 57.94 per cent.

Viva Kuwait Chairman Says Telco Aims To List By Year-End

The company, which completed an initial public offer of shares in 2008, did not explain the delay in listing.

Viva Kuwait Says Gets Regulator’s Approval To List On Bourse

The mobile operator did not say when it would join the bourse.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank To Meet Investors Ahead Of Potential Tier 1 Bond

The lender will hold roadshows in Asia, the UAE and Europe from September 4, with a Tier 1-boosting bond issue to follow, subject to market conditions.

Kuwait Energy Keen To Invest More In Iraq – CEO

Sara Akbar said the violence in Iraq was temporary and could not overshadow the country’s vast potential for relatively easy oil.

Kuwait Replaces Head Of Market Regulator After Political Backlash

Nayef Al-Hajraf replaces Saleh Al-Falah, who had held the post since the Capital Market Authority began operating in early 2011.

Kuwait To Boost Oil Exports To China To 500,000 bpd In 3 Years

Last week, Kuwait concluded a new 10-year deal with a China’s Sinopec Corp to nearly double its supplies.

Kuwait Detains Muslim Cleric Suspected Of Funding Militants

Hajjaj al-Ajmi was detained at the airport on his arrival from Qatar.

National Bank Of Kuwait Appoints Nasser Al-Sayer Chairman

He succeeds Mohammed Abdulrahman al-Bahar, who died earlier this month.

Saudi’s Savola Says Had Initial Talks With Americana Shareholder

Kuwait’s Americana issued a statement earlier this week saying it had no knowledge of any talks with Savola on a possible acquisition.