VOL. XXXVI

NO. 47

23-AUGUST-1993

Financial and Banking News

ECONOMIC POLICY

Kuwaiti Government Ready To Accept Inclusion Of Arms Purchases In Budget

The Kuwaiti Government appears ready to include major defense purchases inthe national budget. A proposal submitted to the National Assembly by thePrime Minister, Shaikh Sa'd al-'Abd Allah al-Sabah, would require the 1994/95budget and all subsequent budgets to include details of all major armspurchases. The Prime Minister's suggestion follows calls...