Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 44

2-Nov-2009

KUWAIT

Investigation Launched Into Kuwait Diesel Smuggling

An investigation has been launched into Kuwait diesel smuggling, and a number of employees have already been suspended, MEES understands, although state owned KPC has so far declined to comment on the ongoing problem. Kuwaiti diesel valued at around $2.5mn per day has been smuggled to Iraq for the past two years, according to al-Watan newspaper. The total losses could therefore amount to...