20.06.24 Announcement

CBK Launches “Initiative Accelerator Program” at Innovation Hub “Wolooj”

The “Initiative Accelerator Program” at the Central Bank of Kuwait’s Innovation Hub “Wolooj” is a dynamic initiative aimed at supporting aspiring Kuwaiti individuals with innovative ideas that benefit the banking and financial sector. The program is designed to foster creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the local ecosystem by providing participants with the necessary support, resources, and mentorship to turn their ideas into successful ventures on pre-defined themes.

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07.06.24 Press Release

Standard & Poor's Affirms State of Kuwait Ratings at 'A+'; Outlook Stable

Standard & Poor's Global Ratings: State of Kuwait ratings affirmed at 'A+'; outlook stable.

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03.06.24 Press Statement

CBK Adds 2 New Companies to e-Payment Services Providers, e-Money Services Providers & e-Payment Systems Operators Register

Continuing its efforts to encourage innovation in financial services, enhance electronic payment services and regulate these activities, ensure providing high-quality, efficient and secure services to the public, and improve effectiveness and flexibility of financial transactions, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) approved the registration of two companies, in which, one to practice as a Large e-Money Services Provider (EMSP), and one company as a Small e-Payment Services Operator (EPSO).

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20.05.24 Press Release

CBK Launches Fourth Cohort of the Cybersecurity Leaders Program

In light of CBK’s strategy to develop qualified national cadres in the banking sector and the national economy, and build technical capacities in cybersecurity thus bolstering the financial and banking sector’s defenses against the risks of the accelerating developments in modern technology used in the sector’s information systems, ensuring that the latest technology is adopted with reduced risk, and as part of the Kafa’a initiative launched by CBK in collaboration with Kuwaiti banks and under the management of the Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies (KIBS), the CBK Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of (KIBS), Basel Al-Haroon, announced the launch of the 4th Cohort of the Cybersecurity Leaders Program.

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16.05.24 Press Statement

Moody's Press Release Regarding the Sovereign Credit Rating of the State of Kuwait

Moody's Investors Service has on 16 May 2024 affirmed Kuwait's sovereign credit rating at "A1", with stable outlook.

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09.05.24 Press Statement

IMF Concludes its Periodic Preliminary Consultations with the State of Kuwait under Article IV of the IMF Establishment Agreement

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concludes its periodic preliminary consultations with the State of Kuwait under Article IV of the IMF establishment agreement.

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28.04.24 Press Statement

Key Developments in the Balance of Payments of the State of Kuwait for the Year 2023

Key Developments in the Balance of Payments of the State of Kuwait for the Year 2023.

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18.04.24 Press Statement

CBK Hosts a Workshop on Monetary Policy provided by IMF’s Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF)

The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) hosted a workshop for GCC officials on selected issues in monetary policy, organized by the International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (IMF-CEF) April 16-18, 2024. The bank said this comes part of efforts to train national and GCC cadres, enhance monetary policy approaches, and implement global best practices in this field, adding that the attendees are representatives of GCC central banks and monetary authorities.

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16.04.24 Press Statement

Extending Working Hours of the Real Time Gross Settlement System (KASSIP)

In continuous of Central Bank of Kuwait efforts to enhance the quality and sustainability of financial services provided by the banking sector in line with a vision aimed at achieving round-the-clock financial services that accommodate the needs of several segments of the society, and serve all the national economic sectors, CBK, as the operator and regulator of the national payment systems infrastructure, issued a circular to all local banks on 15/4/2024 extending the working hours for the Real Time Gross Settlement System (KASSIP) starting Monday 22/4/2024.

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07.04.24 Press Statement

CBK Adds 5 New Companies to e-Payment Services Providers, e-Money Services Providers & e-Payment Systems Operators Register

Continuing its efforts to boost innovation in financial services, enhance electronic payment services and regulate these activities, ensure providing high-quality, efficient and secure services to the public, and improve effectiveness and flexibility of financial transactions, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) approved the registration of four companies to practice as e- Payment Services Providers (EPSP), and one company as an e-Payment Services Operator (EPSO).

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