CPA reaches ‘deal’ with Delivery Co to eliminate monopolization
MoH online service by Dec to collect fees Kuwait, Bahrain share ‘common goals’
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 27: Competition Protection Authority (CPA) signed an agreement with Delivery Hero Company, the owner of the two delivery companies Talabat and Carriage, to amend the contracts signed between the company and restaurants and other companies in Kuwait reports Al-Qabas daily quoting informed
Ambassador of Kuwait, during a meeting with number of Bahraini diplomats stationed in Kuwait.
The bedrock of Kuwait’s ties with Bahrain is the “shared goals” between the two Gulf neighbors, said Kuwait’s ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Thamer Al-Sabah on Wednesday.
The Kuwaiti envoy’s remarks
sources.
They explained that the amendments included cancelation and change in items in the contracts that CPA found illegal.
The Delivery Hero Company invested about $500 million in Kuwait in the recent years, making it one of the most important foreign investor in Kuwait. The term of exclusivity in the contracts between the company and the restaurants in Kuwait will be removed from the new contracts. The new form of the contracts will come into effect after it is approved by CPA.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health starting from Dec 1, 2019, will launch an online payment service to collect the fees for obtaining medical equipment and laboratory tools at the Medical Engineering Department, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Assistant Undersecretary for Drugs and Medical Equipment in the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah AlBader said fees collected annually for the aforementioned document are estimated at KD200,000. He praised efforts exerted by Director of Medical Engineering Department Engineer Farah Dashti and her staff for implementing the online payment system.
Furthermore, Central Bank of Kuwait has issued a circular to all banks, financial companies, and money exchange companies, instructing them to provide it with details of any transactions conducted with clients holding North Korean citizenship, either individuals or companies, reports Al-Rai daily quoting reliable sources. came as he met with a number of Bahraini diplomats who were stationed in Kuwait, all of whose efforts were acknowledged by the ambassador, according to a statement by the country’s embassy in Manama.
Kuwait and Bahrain’s relations epitomize proper bilateral ties between two states, he emphasized, before holding a luncheon in honor of the Bahraini diplomats.
Deputy Foreign Minister meets with Ambassador of Tanzania, on the occasion of
ending his tenure.
Loan agreement was signed by His Excellency Odilbek Isakov on behalf of Govt of Republic of Uzbekistan, while Ghanem Sulaiman Al-Ghenaiman signed on behalf of
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.