VOL. XXXIX

No. 51

16-September-1996

KUWAIT

Kuwaiti Government Issues Transparency Law On Public Sector Contracts

In a bid to control corruption, the Kuwaiti Government has issued a new law requiring the declaration of any commissions received for all public works contracts. The law applies to any contract worth KD 100,000 ($332,945) concluded by the government itself or any organization, institution or company pertaining to it. In an attempt to in- crease scrutiny of the Kuwaiti...