Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 17

27-Apr-2009

KUWAIT

Kuwait Has Actual Budget Surplus Of $13.6Bn In 2008-09

The Kuwait budget for fiscal year 2008-09, which started on 1 April, has realized an actual surplus of KD3,979mn ($13,600mn) after allocation to the Reserve Fund for Future Generations (RFFG), and KD6,092mn ($20,822mn) before allocation to the RFFG, according to the closed accounts for the year published by the Kuwait Ministry of Finance. The 2008-09 budget had originally projected a...