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Kuwait pension fund assets hit record USD 20.9 bln in Q1

– Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security’s (PIFSS) assets rose to KD 6.3 billion (USD 20.9 billion) in March, the highest figure in the pension fund’s history, driven by the financial market’s robust performance last year.The gain in assets am…

Kuwait pension fund assets hit record USD 23.1 bln in Q1

– Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security’s (PIFSS) assets rose to KD 6.3 billion (USD 23.1 billion) in March, the highest figure in the pension fund’s history, driven by the financial market’s robust performance last year.The gain in assets am…

CBK issues KD 200 mln Tawarruq, bonds

— The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced on Monday the issuance of Tawarruq and bonds worth KD 200 million (about USD 660 million).The issue’s maturity period is three months, with a return rate of 1.125 percent, the CBK said in a statement to KUN…

CBK Publishes Economic Report for 2020

Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Dr. Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel announced the publication of the 49th issue of the Economic Report, published annually by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK).The 2020 Economic Report covers key economic developments, incl…

Kuwait, Mauritania discuss boosting economic cooperation

Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Khalifa Hamadah held talks on Sunday with his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Al-Amin Ould Al-Thahabi on issues of joint concern, means of boosting cooperation in various spher…

CBK issues KD 280 mln Tawarruq, bonds

The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced on Monday the issuance of Tawarruq and bonds worth KD 280 million (about USD 924 billion).The issue’s maturity period is six months, with a return rate of 1.250 percent, the CBK said in a statement to KUNA.On …

USD stable against at KD 0.300

The US dollar was stable at KD 0.300 on Sunday, while EURO went down at to KD 0.366, compared to Thursday’s rates.The central Bank said in its daily bulletin that the British sterling pound went down to KD 0.425, same as the Swiss Franc at KD 0.334, an…