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Exporting to Kuwait

Thinking about exporting your products and services to Kuwait? Do you need to advise your clients on international trade? Find guides and trade forecasts, check the economic and political outlook, and get expert help for your research from the ICAEW Library.

Export guides

Exporting to Kuwait from 1 January 2021
Department for International Trade
Guidance explaining changes for UK exporters to this territory after the end of the Brexit transition period. It gives information on trade agreements, tariffs and quotas, managing risk, controlled goods, travel, sanctions and embargoes, and export opportunities.

EU Access2Markets
European Commission
Toolkit for businesses exporting from the EU or importing into member states. Information on tariffs, taxes, procedures, rules of origin, trade barriers, services, and procurement.

Economic and political outlook

ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users can access a regularly updated report providing assessment of the short, medium and long term outlook for Kuwait. The publication includes a five year forecast for key indicators, including economic growth and inflation. It also features analysis of labour markets, exchange rates, economic development, external trade, natural resources and key industry sectors.

You will need to be logged-in to the website to gain full access to this collection.

More forecasts and indicators

EIU country profile: Kuwait
Economist Intelligence Unit
Up-to-date highlights covering the economy, political outlook, credit risk, regulatory assessment, business environment and key industry sectors.

Economic Insight: Middle East
ICAEW's quarterly economic forecast for the region, with detailed analysis of activity and trends prepared specifically for the finance profession.

Trade data

Kuwait: Economic indicators
Trading economics
Information, including historical data, for a range of economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices. Data is based on official sources, and facts are regularly checked for inconsistencies.

Business environment

On our Doing Business in Kuwait page you can find information on the business environment, local law and support networks.

Industry reports

View the latest reports on key industries in Kuwait, including data on market value, market segmentation, competitive landscape, leading companies in the industry, market forecasts and demographics.

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Companies

We can help ICAEW members locate financial data and reports for companies in this country through our company research service.

Risk and insolvency

Economic studies: Kuwait
Coface
Profile regularly updated by the credit insurance group. It gives a general risk assessment alongside major macro-economic indicators.

Country report - Kuwait
Atradius
Report analysing the current insolvency environment and overall economic situation. The report gives key economic indicators, main import sources, main export markets and forecasts the performance of major industry sectors.

Further reading

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post or email through our document supply service.

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