Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 1-2

3/10-Jan-2011

KUWAIT

Kuwait Prime Minister Narrowly Survives Non-Cooperation Vote

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaikh Nasir al-Muhammad al-Sabah survived a non-cooperation vote on 5 January, with parliamentary members voting 25 to 22 against the motion. It is a shaky start to the year for Kuwait, which continues to see many of its key energy projects derailed by the fractious relationship between parliament and the royal family dominated government. A...