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Kuwait economic indexes remained largely positive despite COVID-19
KUWAIT: Various economic indices showed that Kuwait is in the safe zone with regards to repercussions of the new coronavirus on the economic sector, amid recurrent bonds’ issuance by the Central Bank of Kuwait in the year 2020. Following are some of the key economic news highlights at the economic and financial levels in 2020:
Jan 5: Boursa Kuwait- the stock exchange – said that liquidity of trades in the first session of the year reached KD 71.4 million ($235.6 million). Jan 15: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) joined the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), becoming the 63rd member of the Switzerland-based institute.
Statement, apology sought
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21: Public benefit organizations criticized the events that took place during the opening session of the National Assembly last Tuesday, reports Al-Qabas daily. In a statement, they said, “We, as citizens and as representatives of civil society institutions, were pained by what happened in Abdullah Al-Salem Hall (House of the Nation) during the opening of the 16th legislative term.
MP Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim reacts after winning the Speakership of the Kuwait National Assembly The accompanying events do not represent the original Kuwaiti society’s belief in the democratic approach, and are inconsistent with the morals and etiquette of Kuwaiti people, which is part and parcel of them.
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 16: MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari has submitted a bill on amending National Assembly Law Number 112/1963 to allow the election of speaker, deputy speaker, secretary general and observer in public by calling the MPs’ names.
MP Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim reacts after winning the Speakership of the Kuwait National Assembly
The bill amends Article 29 of the law and replaces the text of Article 35 to read as follows: “The speaker and members of the Assembly Office are elected in public by calling the MPs’ names and the winner is determined through absolute majority. In case the candidates obtain equal number of votes, the election is repeated and the winner is determined through relative majority. In case the candidates obtain the same number of votes in the second round of voting, the winner is determined through coin toss.