VOL. XLIII

No. 24

12-June-2000

KUWAIT

No Parliamentary Debate On Project Kuwait Law Before The Autumn

MEES learns that the draft law regulating investment by international oil companies (IOCs) in developing the countrys northern oilfields (Project Kuwait) has still not appeared on the agenda of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. The Council of Ministers approved the draft law last April and passed it to parliament for speedy ratification (MEES, 1 May). MEES soundings indicate that...