Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Political Analysis of Kuwait
2.1: Structure and Stability of the Government
2.2: Government Policy Agenda
2.2.1: Policy Agenda – Reforms and Future Plans
3. Economic Analysis of Kuwait
3.1: Sectoral Contribution to GDP and GDP Growth Rate
3.2: Macroeconomic Forecast and Scenario Analysis (2016-2021)
3.3: Pricing Trends-Inflation and Interest Rates
3.4: Consumption, Saving, and Investment Trends
3.5: International Trade and Its Contribution to GDP
3.6: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
4. Kuwait’s Economic and Business Risk Analysis
4.1: Risk in Current Account Balance
4.2: Terms of Trade in Kuwait
4.3: Risk in Balance of Payment (BOP)
4.4: Risk in Fiscal Balance
4.5: Risk in External Sector
4.5.1: External Debt and Default Risk
4.5.2: Risk in Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
4.6: Credit Rating of Countries
5. Social Analysis of Kuwait
5.1: Social and Demographic Analysis
5.2: Labor Market
5.3: Social Development Index
6. Kuwait’s R&D and Technological Factors
6.1: R&D Expenditure in Kuwait
6.2: Impact of Technology in Industry
6.3: Technology Policy
7. Legal Analysis of Kuwait
7.1: Company Law
7.2: Labor Law
7.3: Tax Law
7.4: Recent Economic Policies
7.5: Doing Business in Kuwait 2016
8. Environmental Analysis of Kuwait
8.1: Government’s Action against Environmental Issues
8.2: Environmental Policy
9. SWOT Analysis of Kuwait
List of Figures
Chapter 3. Economic Analysis of Kuwait
Figure 3.1: Economic Scenarios of Major Countries in 2015
Figure 3.2: Trends of the Real GDP Growth Rate
Figure 3.3: Scenario Analysis of GDP Forecast
Figure 3.4: Trends of the Per Capita Income
Figure 3.5: Sectoral Contribution to GDP in 2015
Figure 3.6: Share of Different Sectors to GDP in 2015
Figure 3.7: Annual Trends of Inflation and Interest Rates
Figure 3.8: Trends of Savings and Investments as Percentage of GDP
Figure 3.9: Trends of Consumption Expenditure as Percentage of GDP
Figure 3.10: Trends of International Trade Structure
Figure 3.11: Kuwait’s Exports by Commodity in 2010
Figure 3.12: Kuwait’s Exports by Commodity in 2015
Figure 3.13: Kuwait’s Imports by Commodity in 2010
Figure 3.14: Kuwait’s Imports by Commodity in 2015
Figure 3.15: Kuwait’s Exports by country in 2010
Figure 3.16: Kuwait’s Exports by Country in 2015
Figure 3.17: Kuwait’s Imports by country in 2010
Figure 3.18: Kuwait’s Imports by country in 2015
Figure 3.19: Trends of Exports and Imports as Percentage of GDP
Figure 3.20: Trends of FDI in Kuwait
Chapter 4. Kuwait’s Economic and Business Risk Analysis
Figure 4.1: Trends of Current Account Balance and Percentage of GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of Trade in Kuwait
Figure 4.3: Trends of Balance of Payment
Figure 4.4: Trends of Government Revenue and Expenditure as Percentage of GDP
Figure 4.5: Trends of Fiscal Balance as Percentage of GDP
Figure 4.6: Trends of Gross Government Debt as Percentage of GDP
Figure 4.7: Trends of Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
Chapter 5. Social Analysis of Kuwait
Figure 5.1: Political Map of Kuwait
Figure 5.2: Trends of Population and Population Growth Rate
Figure 5.3: Population Age Structure
Figure 5.4: Trends of the Unemployment Rate
Chapter 6. Kuwait’s R&D and Technological Factors
Figure 6.1: Trends of R&D Expenditure in Kuwait
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1: Factors Affecting Business in Kuwait
Chapter 2. Political Analysis of Kuwait
Table 2.1: Political Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 3. Economic Analysis of Kuwait
Table 3.1: Factors Affecting Industrial Growth
Table 3.2: Economic Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 4. Kuwait’s Economic and Business Risk Analysis
Table 4.1: Credit Rating of Countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P
Table 4.2: Economic Risk Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 5. Social Analysis of Kuwait
Table 5.1: Corruption, GINI, Homicide, and Human Development Index
Table 5.2: Social Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 6. Kuwait’s R&D and Technological Factors
Table 6.1: Technological Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 7. Legal Analysis of Kuwait
Table 7.1: Indicators for Starting Business
Table 7.2: Ranking in 2016 for Ease of Doing Business
Table 7.3: Legal Factors and Their Impact on Business
Chapter 8. Environmental Analysis of Kuwait
Table 8.1: Environmental Factors and Their Impact on Business