Development projects ... key to achieve Kuwait’s 2035 vision
Housing minister keen on addressing budget panel’s concerns
KUWAIT CITY, March 26, (KUNA): Kuwait’s economic and financial development projects are a key element to achieve “Kuwait Vision 2035”, making the country a point of attraction for local and foreign investments.
As part of the vision of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to turn Kuwait into a financial and commercial center, the public and private sectors established new buildings for the Kuwait Investment Authority, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and the Avenues Mall.
Minister of State for Housing and Minister of State for Services, Yasser Abul, asserted importance of addressing Parliament’s Budgets and Final Statement Committee’s concerns over his departments.
Committee Chairman MP Adnan Abdulsalam had said on Saturday Kuwait Credit Bank had rented “a luxurious building for three years without having a financial allocation in the budget for that specific purpose.” Abul, in a reaction Saturday, formed a committee to investigate the renting of the building, which was used for training for Kuwait Credit Bank’s employees.
Abul said the committee would submit its finding in a month.
He said he would provide the findings to the parliamentary committee to take necessary action.
Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Nahla Bin Naji announced the appointment of 4,378 male and female Kuwaiti applicants into various ministries, departments and government agencies, indicating that these applicants had registered under Civil Service Commission (CSC) and was on the waiting list for government jobs, reports Al-Anba daily.
Bin Naji said CSC continues to receive needs for employees from various government authorities with the intention of releasing another batch of nominees, affirming that this step is within the framework of coordination and cooperation between CSC and those government authorities. She stressed that this is necessary to enable CSC in referring nominees to where their services are mostly needed based on their specializations.
Participation in international book fairs is imperative given how conducive the global events are to popularize Kuwaiti culture, a pair of Kuwaiti officials said on Sunday.
Speaking to KUNA on the sidelines of Tunisia’s 33rd International Book Fair, Director of Kuwait’s International Book Fair Saad Al-Enezi said that Kuwait is eager to take part in such events that allow the country a chance to interact with the rest of the world.
Moreover, he said that Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) produced a slew of publications to be exhibited at the event, all of which have proven to be popular among readers.
Meanwhile, inspector of media publications in Kuwait’s Ministry of Information Eid Al-Duwaikh told KUNA that the ministry made it a point to join the Tunisian book fair as an effort to bring Kuwaiti publications to the limelight.
He also pointed out that Kuwait’s presence in the book fair will give the Tunisian people an opportunity to get acquainted with Kuwaiti culture.
Tunisian Prime Minister Yousef Al-Shahid opened the week-long 33rd Tunisian International Book Fair on Friday, where some 748 publishers from 29 Arab and foreign nations have assembled.
Director General of Kuwait Municipality Eng Ahmad Al-Manfouhi revealed the intention of the municipality to allocate a site named “Al-Jahra Camp — Institute of Ground Forces” for establishing a new residential city with 2,500 housing units which will be added to Jahra Governorate, reports Al-Rai daily.
He indicated that the proposal of the new city is still under study, affirming that the municipality is currently working on reaching an agreement with Ministry of Defense for handing over the site to Public Authority for Housing Welfare.
Kuwaitis came third after Iraqis and Saudis in property trades in Turkey last February, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute.
Kuwaiti nationals bought 115 realty plots in February, ranking third after the Iraqis who bought 282 units and the Saudis, 143.
Overall, property sales in the country dropped by 17.6 percent compared to the same period last year, the institute said, noting that the total sales of plots amounted to 1,306.
Istanbul led Turkish cities in real-estates’ sales in February, with sold units amounting to 458.
Sales to foreigners rose 49 percent last year in contrast to 2013, where up to 18,189 plots were sold, in 2015, compared to 12,181 in 2013.
However, the sales last February dropped by 0.2 percent compared to the same month last year, where up to 101,468 estates were sold all over the nation.