MoI Employee Arrested for Extortion & Abuse of Power Against Expats
Living in Kuwait is quite challenging at the moment mainly because of what the government is doing to limit the number of expat workers in …
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Gov’t Expects to Achieve Equal Number of Citizens, Expats in 5 Years’ Time
Since 2017, the government has launched a number of initiatives which aim to level the number of expats versus nationals in the country, especially in …
Gov’t Agencies Expected to Lay Off 3,000+ Expats by New Fiscal Year
Following the 5-year timeline set by the Kuwaiti government to realize its goal of bringing in more nationals into the labour force, new measures are …
Gov’t Announces New System in Renewal & Transfer of Residence for Private Sector
As the government continues to implement restrictions to curb the number of expat employees not only in the public sector but also in the private …
Number of Non-Kuwaiti Employees in Gov’t Dropped – Economic Affairs Minister
With the government’s national programme to boost employment among Kuwaiti nationals already on track to hitting its goal by 2023, a different picture in terms …
Gov’t Increases Hospital Fees to Push Expats to Visit Private Clinics
As the government pushes for a more homogeneous society – addressing the population imbalance between foreign nationals versus citizens, which is currently at 70-30 respectively, …
Gov’t Passes Bill to Tax Expats 5% on Remittances
For many years, expats including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have eyed the Middle East for the attractive salaries and benefits the countries offer, not to …
Foreign Banks Struggle to Kuwaitize Jobs up to 70%
In accordance with the national initiatives looking to level out manpower allocation across various industries in the country, private companies including foreign banks have expressed …