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  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : October 2024 (English)

    As one of the world’s smallest yet richest countries, a comprehensive fiscal and economic reform is necessary to support sustainable growth and address structural challenges. With oil and gas comprising...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 194044 Document Date: October 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : October 2024 Datasheet (English)

    As one of the world’s smallest yet richest countries, a comprehensive fiscal and economic reform is necessary to support sustainable growth and address structural challenges. With oil and gas comprising...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 194044 Document Date: October 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2024 - Datasheet (English)

    In 2023, Kuwait’s economy significantly decelerated following strong performance in 2022, with expectations of stabilization in the medium term. This downturn is largely attributed to OPEC+ oil production...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 188940 Document Date: April 3, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2024 (English)

    In 2023, Kuwait’s economy significantly decelerated following strong performance in 2022, with expectations of stabilization in the medium term. This downturn is largely attributed to OPEC+ oil production...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 188940 Document Date: April 3, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Kuwait Gender Landscape (English)

    This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Kuwait on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 182046 Document Date: April 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Towards a National Jobs Strategy for Kuwait: Behavioral Jobs Diagnostic Study (English)

    This report presents a diagnostic study of barriers to private sector participation focusing on young Kuwaitis. The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD), Kuwait...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 185143 Document Date: October 11, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Afif,Zeina,Al Ameer,Abdullah,Alrakhayes,Saud S S S Z,AlSabah,Mubarak,Alrashidi,Faleh M F E,Bahman,Hawra,Chatila,Mohamad,Dalton,Abigail Goodnow,Eidan,Hamed,Hashim,Faisal,Pons,Gonzalo Antonio,Rahman,Tasmia,Ramadan,Alaa,Zoratto,Laura De Castro

  • Female-Worker Representation Effect : Gender Pay Variation in the Kuwaiti Civil Service (English)

    Kuwaiti women working in Kuwait’s civil service earn, on average, 18 percent less than Kuwaiti men. Using a unique data set of all Kuwaiti nationals working in Kuwait’s civil service, this paper analyzes...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10509 Document Date: June 27, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan,Bilo,Simon,Nguyen,Ha,AlAnsari,Ebtesam,AlHumaidan,Lama,Alrashidi,Faleh M F E

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2023 (English)

    Kuwait’s economy is expected to slow down in 2023, after performing strongly in 2022, and stabilize over the medium term. The projected economic slowdown is driven by the sluggish global economic activity...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 181417 Document Date: April 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2023 - Datasheet (English)

    Kuwait’s economy is expected to slow down in 2023, after performing strongly in 2022, and stabilize over the medium term. The projected economic slowdown is driven by the sluggish global economic activity...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 181417 Document Date: April 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Kuwait - Learning Poverty Brief - 2022 (English)

    All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 174170 Document Date: May 31, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank,UNESCO

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2022 (English)

    Kuwait exited a two-year recession in 2021 as COVID-19 restrictions and OPEC+ cuts are gradually eased. The fiscal deficit is expected to narrow with surging oil prices. The economic recovery is projected...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 170711 Document Date: April 21, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • Macro Poverty Outlook for Kuwait : April 2022 - Datasheet (English)

    Kuwait exited a two-year recession in 2021 as COVID-19 restrictions and OPEC+ cuts are gradually eased. The fiscal deficit is expected to narrow with surging oil prices. The economic recovery is projected...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 170711 Document Date: April 21, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank