Kuwait
Kuwait ( (listen); Arabic: الكويت al-Kuwait, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [ɪl‿ɪkweːt] or [lɪkweːt]), officially the State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت Dawlat al-Kuwait), is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it borders Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.5 million people: 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 3.2 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for approximately 70% of the population.Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first …
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TERI: Energy and Resources Institute · 11 November 2024 English
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multi-year based learnings and empower them to combat Kuwait Mukteshwar (MoPSW), Government of India, and TERI …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 8 November 2024 English
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OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 7 November 2024 English
World Bank Group · 6 November 2024 English
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World Bank Group · 6 November 2024 English
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CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 6 November 2024 English
China’s expanding military strength poses serious questions for the United States, Australia, and their allies. The increasing assertiveness in the region by China necessitates serious preparation on the part of …
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World Bank Group · 6 November 2024 English
This paper provides an extensive review of the literatures on product and labor market regulations and their effects on labor market outcomes. It uncovers the interdependence of these two types …
enjoy many privileges. For example, in Egypt and Kuwait, the national air carriers are under governmental …
World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English
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The list is long: the Suez crisis of 1956, the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973, the Iran-Iraq War, two Gulf wars, the Balkan conflicts, 9/11 and two decades in …
launched at the 2004 NATO summit in Istanbul. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE are ICI members, with Oman and …
World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English
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