‘Women key contributor to sustainable development’
KUWAIT CITY, March 9: Boursa Kuwait rang the bell, for the fourth consecutive year, in support of women and their empowerment on International Women’s Day 2021, highlighting the key role of the private sector in raising awareness over the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) to accomplish the goals of sustainable development.
The event took place in the context of the efforts made by the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, in partnership with UN Women and the United Nations Development Program in Kuwait, to support the implementation of SDG 5 to empower all women. A number of listed companies participated in the event, including Zain, the National Bank of Kuwait, Equate Petrochemical Company, and Gulf Bank.