VOL. XLVI

No 32

11-August-2003

KUWAIT

Decree Issued For Merger Of Oil And Water/Electricity Ministries

The Kuwaiti government has published the text of a decree governing the merger of the Oil Ministry with the Ministry of Water and Electricity to form the new Energy Ministry. The decision to merge the two bodies was revealed when the latest cabinet was appointed last July (MEES, 21 July). Despite the issuing of the decree, a number of questions about the functioning of the new ministry remain...