Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems

The Government of Kuwait (GOK) is now moving decisively to reform its insolvency and creditor/debtor regime (ICR). Stakeholders recognize that Kuwait's ICR system had fallen behind that required for a modern economy. The GOK's effort to e...

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Main Authors: Mako, William, Mokal, Riz, Cojocaru, Iulia, Johnson, Gordon W.
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17617974/kuwait-fostering-sustainable-investment-through-modern-commercial-law-systems
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ASSET BASES
AUTO LOANS
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL COURT
COMMERCIAL COURTS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL JUDGE
COMMERCIAL LAW
COMMERCIAL LAW SYSTEMS
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONSUMER CREDIT
CONSUMER RIGHTS
COPYRIGHTS
CORPORATE WORKOUT
COURT PERSONNEL
COURT SUPERVISION
COURT SYSTEM
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT PROTECTION
CREDIT PROVIDERS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
CREDITOR
CREDITOR RIGHTS
CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEM
CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEMS
CREDITORS
CUSTOMS
DATA FLOWS
DEBTORS
DISTRESSED COMPANIES
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY
EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS
EFFICIENT INSOLVENCY
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EQUITABLE TREATMENT
ESTATE
EXISTING CREDITOR
EXIT MECHANISM
FACILITATION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL INSOLVENCY
FORMAL INSOLVENCY SYSTEM
FORMAL REORGANIZATION
FRAMEWORK FOR CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCIES
GROWTH POTENTIAL
HOME MORTGAGES
IMMOVABLE ASSETS
INDIVIDUAL CREDITORS
INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR
INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
INFORMAL WORKOUT
INFORMAL WORKOUT PROCESS
INFORMATION ACCURACY
INSOLVENCY
INSOLVENCY LAW
INSOLVENCY MECHANISMS
INSOLVENCY PROFESSIONALS
INSOLVENCY REGIME
INSOLVENT
INSOLVENT BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERESTED PARTIES
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT VEHICLES
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JURISDICTIONS
KINDS OF ASSETS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL MECHANISMS
LIMITED ACCESS
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDATION LAW
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
MOVABLE PROPERTY
NEGOTIATION
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUT
OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUTS
PRIORITY OF CLAIMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
REAL ESTATE
RECEIVABLES
REFORM PROGRAM
REGISTERED SECURITY
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY SYSTEMS
REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
RELIABILITY
REORGANIZATION
RESTRUCTURING PLANS
RESULT
RETENTION
RETURN
SEARCHES
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SOUND ASSET
SOURCES OF INCOME
START-UP
STRONG CREDITOR RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT
TRADING
TRANSACTIONS LAW
TRANSPARENCY
VALUATIONS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ASSET BASES
AUTO LOANS
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BUSINESSES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL COURT
COMMERCIAL COURTS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL JUDGE
COMMERCIAL LAW
COMMERCIAL LAW SYSTEMS
COMMERCIAL LAWS
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONSUMER CREDIT
CONSUMER RIGHTS
COPYRIGHTS
CORPORATE WORKOUT
COURT PERSONNEL
COURT SUPERVISION
COURT SYSTEM
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT PROTECTION
CREDIT PROVIDERS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
CREDITOR
CREDITOR RIGHTS
CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEM
CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEMS
CREDITORS
CUSTOMS
DATA FLOWS
DEBTORS
DISTRESSED COMPANIES
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY
EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS
EFFICIENT INSOLVENCY
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EQUITABLE TREATMENT
ESTATE
EXISTING CREDITOR
EXIT MECHANISM
FACILITATION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL INSOLVENCY
FORMAL INSOLVENCY SYSTEM
FORMAL REORGANIZATION
FRAMEWORK FOR CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCIES
GROWTH POTENTIAL
HOME MORTGAGES
IMMOVABLE ASSETS
INDIVIDUAL CREDITORS
INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR
INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
INFORMAL WORKOUT
INFORMAL WORKOUT PROCESS
INFORMATION ACCURACY
INSOLVENCY
INSOLVENCY LAW
INSOLVENCY MECHANISMS
INSOLVENCY PROFESSIONALS
INSOLVENCY REGIME
INSOLVENT
INSOLVENT BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERESTED PARTIES
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT VEHICLES
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JURISDICTIONS
KINDS OF ASSETS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL MECHANISMS
LIMITED ACCESS
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDATION LAW
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
MOVABLE PROPERTY
NEGOTIATION
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUT
OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUTS
PRIORITY OF CLAIMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
REAL ESTATE
RECEIVABLES
REFORM PROGRAM
REGISTERED SECURITY
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGISTRIES
REGISTRY SYSTEMS
REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
RELIABILITY
REORGANIZATION
RESTRUCTURING PLANS
RESULT
RETENTION
RETURN
SEARCHES
SECURITY INTEREST
SECURITY INTERESTS
SOUND ASSET
SOURCES OF INCOME
START-UP
STRONG CREDITOR RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT
TRADING
TRANSACTIONS LAW
TRANSPARENCY
VALUATIONS
Mako, William
Mokal, Riz
Cojocaru, Iulia
Johnson, Gordon W.
Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Kuwait
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 93
description The Government of Kuwait (GOK) is now moving decisively to reform its insolvency and creditor/debtor regime (ICR). Stakeholders recognize that Kuwait's ICR system had fallen behind that required for a modern economy. The GOK's effort to establish a modern insolvency and creditor rights system is driven by several considerations: first, consistent with its traditional strengths, Kuwait is seeking to transform itself into a regional financial and trading center, as expressed in the Amiri vision 2030 and the GOK's most-recent five-year development plan. Second, many of the difficulties afflicting the country's investment company sector, which started surfacing in 2008, still await fundamental resolution. Third, development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is essential to help the GOK meet its goals of diversifying the sources of income and encouraging young people to work in the private sector, in order to reduce the burden of the public sector. The GOK's reform agenda aspires to world-class standards, balancing international norms with solutions rooted in Kuwait's unique local customs. The consensus among stakeholders is that an effective insolvency regime would benefit the Kuwait economy.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Mako, William
Mokal, Riz
Cojocaru, Iulia
Johnson, Gordon W.
author_facet Mako, William
Mokal, Riz
Cojocaru, Iulia
Johnson, Gordon W.
author_sort Mako, William
title Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
title_short Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
title_full Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
title_fullStr Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
title_full_unstemmed Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems
title_sort kuwait : fostering sustainable investment through modern commercial law systems
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17617974/kuwait-fostering-sustainable-investment-through-modern-commercial-law-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16124
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spelling okr-10986-161242021-04-23T14:03:27Z Kuwait : Fostering Sustainable Investment through Modern Commercial Law Systems Mako, William Mokal, Riz Cojocaru, Iulia Johnson, Gordon W. ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ASSET BASES AUTO LOANS BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS BUSINESSES CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCE COMMERCIAL COURT COMMERCIAL COURTS COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL JUDGE COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL LAW SYSTEMS COMMERCIAL LAWS COMMERCIAL LOANS CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER RIGHTS COPYRIGHTS CORPORATE WORKOUT COURT PERSONNEL COURT SUPERVISION COURT SYSTEM CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT PROTECTION CREDIT PROVIDERS CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEM CREDITOR RIGHTS SYSTEMS CREDITORS CUSTOMS DATA FLOWS DEBTORS DISTRESSED COMPANIES DOMESTIC INVESTORS EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY EFFECTIVE INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS EFFICIENT INSOLVENCY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EQUITABLE TREATMENT ESTATE EXISTING CREDITOR EXIT MECHANISM FACILITATION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL INSOLVENCY FORMAL INSOLVENCY SYSTEM FORMAL REORGANIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCIES GROWTH POTENTIAL HOME MORTGAGES IMMOVABLE ASSETS INDIVIDUAL CREDITORS INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION INFORMAL WORKOUT INFORMAL WORKOUT PROCESS INFORMATION ACCURACY INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY LAW INSOLVENCY MECHANISMS INSOLVENCY PROFESSIONALS INSOLVENCY REGIME INSOLVENT INSOLVENT BUSINESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERESTED PARTIES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT VEHICLES JUDGES JUDGMENTS JURISDICTIONS KINDS OF ASSETS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL MECHANISMS LIMITED ACCESS LIQUIDATION LIQUIDATION LAW MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL MOVABLE PROPERTY NEGOTIATION NON-PERFORMING LOANS OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUT OUT-OF-COURT WORKOUTS PRIORITY OF CLAIMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT REAL ESTATE RECEIVABLES REFORM PROGRAM REGISTERED SECURITY REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRIES REGISTRY SYSTEMS REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY REORGANIZATION RESTRUCTURING PLANS RESULT RETENTION RETURN SEARCHES SECURITY INTEREST SECURITY INTERESTS SOUND ASSET SOURCES OF INCOME START-UP STRONG CREDITOR RIGHTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT TRADING TRANSACTIONS LAW TRANSPARENCY VALUATIONS The Government of Kuwait (GOK) is now moving decisively to reform its insolvency and creditor/debtor regime (ICR). Stakeholders recognize that Kuwait's ICR system had fallen behind that required for a modern economy. The GOK's effort to establish a modern insolvency and creditor rights system is driven by several considerations: first, consistent with its traditional strengths, Kuwait is seeking to transform itself into a regional financial and trading center, as expressed in the Amiri vision 2030 and the GOK's most-recent five-year development plan. Second, many of the difficulties afflicting the country's investment company sector, which started surfacing in 2008, still await fundamental resolution. Third, development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is essential to help the GOK meet its goals of diversifying the sources of income and encouraging young people to work in the private sector, in order to reduce the burden of the public sector. The GOK's reform agenda aspires to world-class standards, balancing international norms with solutions rooted in Kuwait's unique local customs. The consensus among stakeholders is that an effective insolvency regime would benefit the Kuwait economy. 2013-10-11T19:49:40Z 2013-10-11T19:49:40Z 2013-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17617974/kuwait-fostering-sustainable-investment-through-modern-commercial-law-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16124 English en_US MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 93 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Kuwait