VOL. XXXVI

NO. 5

2-NOVEMBER-1992

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL FINANCING

Amiri Decree Paves Way for Privatization of Kuwaiti Telecommunications

The Amir of Kuwait has issued a decree paving the way for the privatizationof the country's telecommunications company. A new company will be set up withcapital of KD150mn ($509mn), part of which will be made up of the assets of theexisting state-owned telecommunications company (such as equipment and stock),with the remainder in cash. The government...