Kuwait Interviews

Kuwait Capital Market 2012: CMA, Outlook, Equities, Bonds

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director & CEO of KAMCO. Kuwait has to regain the trust of international investors. The capital markets need to be structured in a way that should abide by the most recent rules and regulations. The Capital Markets Authority is coming in very difficult times; it is late to be implemented after the crisis. The difficulty that they are facing is the time.

Kuwait Investment Sector to Further Suffer in 2012

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:58:50 +0000

Interview with Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director of Bayan Investment Company. Mr. Al-Mutawa offers his views on the Kuwait investment sector and the overall investment climate in Kuwait. Unfortunately, his comments are more negative than positive and so are the forecasts about the investment sector in Kuwait.

Islamic Investments in the Gulf

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:31:24 +0000

Interview with Suliman N. Al Qimlas, CEO Bayt Al Mal Investment. I believe 2010 will be a tough year globally and we will feel the pain from 2009. Kuwait and the Gulf economies are based on oil and if oil prices stay where they are (around $80 dollars per barrel) we will be in good shape that also means a good future for Islamic Investments in the Gulf. The next question is what will the government do with this money? We recently witnessed our economy shrink and 2010 is up to the moves made by the government and how they spend their money. If they circulate the money effectively we can expect some nice growth that will benefit Islamic Investments in the Gulf.

Kuwait Investment Climate

editor3@marcopolis.net (Ben Novak) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:13:59 +0000

Kuwait Investment Climate, Bayan Investment Company, Chairman and Managing Director, Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa

We are living in a very difficult investment climate in Kuwait these days. Kuwait stock market is depressed and so are Kuwait investment companies stock prices. Over 90% of land in Kuwait is owned by Kuwait and this makes it difficult to start any projects because its too difficult to obtain and licensing is nearly impossible. With no real investment opportunities available in the private sector we hope with the new plan things will open up and Kuwait investment climate becomes better.