September1,2010, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB) has participated in the Real Estate Ramadan Exhibition that was held in the period of 21-23 August 2010 which was organized by Al-Masar group,aiming for promoting and defining direct foreign investment law in attracting foreign investors to invest in the state of Kuwait.
July8,2010, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB) has broadcasted it's 3D advertisement at Kuwait international airport screens, the advertisement design has been arranged by Belford company, aiming to promote for (KFIB) role in attracting foreign investment, priviledges and guarantees provided for foreign investor.
June 2,2010,Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau(KFIB) participated in a seminar of Kuwait's foreign policy on wednesday,2 June 2010 organized by Kuwait diplomatic institute on the subject of the role of Kuwait's foreign policy & diplomat's in activating Kuwait foreign investment law to confirm the role of (KFIB) in promoting direct foreign investment in the state of Kuwait.
April 12, 2010, Kuwait Foreign Investment Committee held a meeting Chaired by the Minister of Commerce and Industry - Ahmed Rashid AL-Haroon,Sunday,11 April 2010 . The committee discussed some suggestion of amending the law of foreign direct investment in Kuwait and which has been in the work since its inception in 2001. Some of the proposed amendments is to simplify the procedures that the foreign investor has to go through to invest in Kuwait. The committee is currently expounding the idea of establishing an independent body concerned with the affairs of foreign investments in Kuwait an idea of which if completed as hoped would completely change the FDI environment in Kuwait
April 12, 2010, HSBC had launched its premier global personal banking service on Sunday 11 April 2010.The Chief of Foreign Investment Bureau-Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Chief Executive of the bank and Executive Chief of personal financial service in the Middle East and North Africa where in the attendance.
HSBC had officially entered the Kuwait’s retail banking market service. kuwait joins 39 other countries and territories in offering HSBC's premier services.
March 24,2010, KFIB held a meeting with Libyan Privatization & investment Board delegation Tuesday, 23 March 2010 to exchange experience and strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the economical and investment field. Both sides had clarify the role of foreign investor law and procedures as well as permitted sectors in the country.
March 10,2010, KFIB participated in the NBK organized conference on Tuesday, March 9,2010 at Kuwait’s Sheraton hotel that hosted a delegation of Turkish Business men who came to Kuwait to learn about upcoming investment opportunities. KFIB's Team made a presentation which explained KFIB's mission and the incentives as well as the sectors upon which foreign investors are allowed to invest in the State of Kuwait.
March 9,2010, Lebanese Prime Minister (PM) Saad Aldin Rafiq Alhariri visited the state of Kuwait Sunday March 7, 2010, aiming to discuss all issues of common concerns with his highness the Amir of state of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, beside improving bilateral economical, commercial and business ties, in addition a cooperation protocol has been signed in the field of direct foreign investment .
February 24,2010, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB) would like to extend its deepest congratulations and best wishes to His highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Crown Prince, His Highness Sheikh Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister and Mr. Ahmed Al Haroon, Minister of Commerce and Industry on the occasion of The National Day and Liberation Day of our beloved country on 25 and 26 of February. Also, we would like, to wish the Foreign Investment Bureau members and all Kuwait citizen our best wishes on these special occasions.
The Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau will be closed from February 25th to March 1st and work will be resumed on Tuesday March 2nd, 2010.
January 28, 2010, Kuwait along with Qatar and Bahrain ranked as the 15 on the top 25 countries at A.T Kearny's 2010 FDI confidence index reflecting sensior executive sentiment at the world''s largest firms.A.T Kearany'' FDI confidence index has been conducted regularly since 1998 by global management consulting firm A.T Kearney,the index provides a unique look at the present and future prospects for the international investment flows.
January 25, 2010, Kuwait Foreign investment committee held a committee meeting on Monday, January 25th, 2010 headed by Minister of Commerce and Industry - Ahmad Rashid Al Haroon to discuss the latest applications of foreign investors and the importance of development of the Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau(KFIB) law and amending it which will contribute to Kuwait''s of development plan.
January 21, 2010, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB) in a press conference to launch the report of the Oxford Business Group''s(OBG) annual report: Kuwait 2010, held on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010.Mrs.Yasmeen Abdul Rahim - Head of Statistic and Information section of the Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau(KFIB) expressed her sincere gratitude for this partnership between the Bureau and Oxford Business Group(OBG) in providing data and statistics on the foreign investor, based on Oxford analysis of Kuwait's economy and investment opportunities.
