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Kuwait’s KIPCO Q1 Profit Rises 20%

KIPCO’s first-quarter revenue rose 19 per cent to 137 million dinars.

Kuwait Renews Crude Oil Contracts With India’s BPCL

BPCL operates a 240,000 bpd Mumbai refinery in western India and a 190,000 bpd Kochi refinery in the south of the country.

GIH Faces Kuwait Shares Suspension If It Misses AGM Deadline – Watchdog

Ultimatum a sign of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) tightening its oversight on corporate disclosure norms in the Gulf State’s financial sector.

Kuwait’s Al Ahli Bank Appoints Former Gulf Bank Head As CEO

Accad joins Ahli, a medium-sized lender, from Kuwait’s Gulf Bank where he resigned as CEO last year.

Kuwait Regulator Extends Corporate Governance Deadline

The rules include separating the positions of chairman and chief executive, prompt disclosure of information to the market, and establishing internal controls and risk management.

Subsidies Draining Kuwait’s State Budget -Minister

Subsidies in the major oil producer are expected to cost 5.11 billion dinars ($18.2 billion) next fiscal year to cover items like fuel and energy.

Kuwait Issues New Rules For Increasing Company Stakes

At present, investors wishing to raise their stake in a firm to more than 30 per cent must offer to buy all of its shares under the same price and conditions.

Kuwait Signs LNG Import Deal With Qatargas

Rising air conditioning demand during summer and a lack of domestic supply means Kuwait needs to import more gas each year to run its power plants.

Kuwait Finance House Says CEO To Retire From May 1

Mohammed al-Omar has asked to resign and will retire from the beginning of next month, KFH said in a bourse statement.

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Kuwait’s Al Madina Files For Protection, Uncertain Of Viability

The company posted a net loss of 8.2 million Kuwaiti dinars ($29.2 million) for the 2013, against a 3.3 million dinar loss a year earlier.

Kuwait Wataniya First-Quarter Profit Rises 1.5% Despite Domestic Slump

Wataniya made a net attributable profit of 19.8 million dinars ($70.3 million) in the three months to March 31.

Kuwait’s Stock Exchange Takes Step Towards Delayed IPO

The country has been considering an IPO of its stock market for years, but political infighting and entrenched bureaucracy delayed it.

Kuwait’s Zain Q1 Profit Rises 8%

The firm made a net profit of 55.9 million dinars ($198.5 million) in the three months to March 31.

Kuwait Central Bank Warns Against Rising Government Expenditure

Kuwait’s central bank governor said that the state needs to reduce wasteful spending and “rationalise” subsidy programmes.

Kuwaiti Newspapers Suspended Over “Plot” Tape Stories

Two newspapers were suspended after they published stories about a recording that discusses an alleged plot to overthrow the Gulf state’s ruling system.

Kuwait’s Zain Says Sued For $4.5bn Over Iraq Telco Buy

The company, which filed a lawsuit, claims Zain’s takeover had stopped the firm buying Iraqna, causing it losses of $4.5 billion.

Kuwait Finance House Q1 Profit Rises But Misses Estimates

Net profit rose to 26.06 million dinars in the first three months of 2014 from 23 million dinars in the same period a year ago.

Kuwait To Award $4.3bn Contract This Year For Heavy Oil Project

The deadline for bids for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract is May 11, a senior executive said.

Kuwait’s Gulf Bank Q1 Net Profit Climbs 10%

The country’s fourth-largest lender by assets said net profit for the first quarter was $31.1 million.

Kuwait Opposition Calls For Elected Government, Reforms

The Opposition Coalition said parliament should be able to work without the threat of dissolution.

Kuwait To Open Main Tenders For New Zour Refinery In May

The refinery, which will become the biggest in the Middle East, will begin operations by late 2018 or early 2019.

Shell, BP Sign 5-6 Year LNG Supply Deals With Kuwait

The total volume of super-cooled gas to be delivered between the two companies would be around 2.5 million tonnes a year, a senior official said.

National Bank Of Kuwait Q1 Net Profit Up 3.2%

Net profit was KD83.9 million in the three months to the end of March.

Kuwait Orders Blackout In Court Case Over “Plot” Tape

A statement said all forms of communication were banned from discussing the case, including news outlets and social media.

Kuwait Hopes For Remedy To Gulf Row Over Qatar Soon

Kuwait, which offered to mediate in the dispute, is planning to present a solution to the two sides soon, a Gulf Arab diplomat said.

Kuwait Boosts Oil And Diesel Supplies To Egypt

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation will provide Egypt with 85,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Kuwait In Talks To Renew Contracts On Supplying Oil To Egypt

In July 2013 Kuwait pledged $4 billion to Egypt, including $1 billion in oil products.

Kuwait’s Oil Output Capacity Rises To 3.3m Bpd – KPC

Kuwait’s oil production is expected to reach 3.5 million barrels per day by 2015, a senior official said.

Kuwait’s Americana Chairman Says Not Aware Of Potential Sale

Sources had said that Kuwait’s billionaire al-Kharafi family was looking to sell Americana and had hired bankers to explore a deal.

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Kuwait’s NIG Says Signs MoU To Sell 30% Of Noor For $99m

The deal will bring it a profit of 7.5 million dinars, the firm said in a statement to the Dubai bourse.