Kuwait

Finance & Capital Market

Markaz closes 5-year $113.9m bond issue

Wed, 24 Dec 2025

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has completed the private placement of the first tranche of bonds with a total value of KWD35 million ($113.92 million) issued under KWD50 million Senior Unsecured Bond Program.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Acwa Power snaps up Engie’s strategic GCC utility assets for $693m

Mon, 22 Dec 2025

Acwa Power, a global utility leader, said it has successfully completed the acquisition of French energy major Engie’s strategic gas-fired power generation and water desalination assets in Kuwait and Bahrain along with the related O&M companies for $693 million.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas

Kuwait issues RFPs for 500MW renewable energy projects

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects has issued Request for Proposals to qualified bidders for the development of Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy (Phase III – Zone 2) Solar PV IPP project with a total capacity of 500MW.

Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Action Energy Company completes listing on Boursa Kuwait

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

Action Energy Company (AEC), a leading Kuwaiti onshore drilling and oilfield services provider, has begun trading on Boursa Kuwait’s Premier Market following the completion of its private placement. It raised KD55.1 million ($180 million) from local and international investors.

Construction & Real Estate

Kuwait to award $3.9bn EPC contract for Al Kabeer Port Phase I

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

Work will soon start on the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port development in Kuwait following the allocation of KD1.2 billion ($3.9 billion) funds to carry out EPC work for Phase I of the project. On completion, the port will emerge as a key regional transport hub in line with Kuwait Vision 2035.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas

CGC lands $194m Kuwait Oil Company project contracts

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Kuwait-based Combined Group Contracting (CGC) has announced that it has been awarded two key projects by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) at its refinery facilities. Both the projects will be completed within a 30-month period.

Energy, Oil & Gas

KBR selected to deliver detailed engineering design for Iraq gas project

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

KBR has been selected by ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. (ENKA) to provide detailed engineering design services for the Associated Gas Upstreasm Project Phase 2 (AGUP2), as part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) operated by TotalEnergies alongside its partners BOC and Qatar Energy, in the Basra region of Iraq.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas

L&T lands $140m Kuwait substation project contract

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a key contract from Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) to set up 132/11kV substations within South Sabah Al Ahmad residential development.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

flynas marks resumption of direct flights between Jeddah-Kuwait

Sun, 02 Nov 2025

flynas, a low-cost airline in Middle East, celebrated the resumption of its direct flights between Jeddah and Kuwait on November 1.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Wego reveals fall top destinations for Kuwait travellers

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Wego, a leading online travel marketplace, shares fresh fall travel insights from Kuwait, spotlighting European shoulder-season favourites alongside value-led Asian picks. Based on Wego platform trends for Fall 2025, searches are rising for five destinations: Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, Guangzhou, and Phuket.