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WebGuide Kuwait

The following WebGuide, compiled by compiled by Rachel Cooper, Summer Intern at the Ypsilanti U. S. Export Assistance Center, is meant to provide an overview into the many sources of information which must be considered in making a business decision.  Your feedback is appreciated to keep this as comprehensive a document as possible.  For a copy of the Country Commercial Guide, prepared annually by the US Commercial Service, Kuwait, please click here.

 

Airlines

Airline Web Sites - C to L

http://travel.airwise.com/

An airline established between Iran, Kuwait

http://www.arabicnews.com/

CARGO TRACKING

http://www.cargoserv.com/

Hong Kong & Macau Airline Time Table

http://www.hktimetable.com/ 

Kuwait Airways

http://www.kuwait-airways.com/ 

Welcome to Delta.com

http://delta.com 

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Banks

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Banker.  It has links to several directories of worldwide banks.

Banks in Kuwait

http://www.kuwaitbusiness.net/
Al Ahli Bank, P.O. Box 21923 Safat, 13014  Kuwait, Tel:  (965) 240-0900, Fax:  (965) 242-4557, Chief General Manager & CEO: Mr. Irvin Knox. http://www.abk-kuwait.com/ 
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Contact: Mr. Rashid Al Zayani, Chairman, P.O. Box 24396 Safat, 13104 Kuwait, Tel: 965-241-7140, Fax: 965-244-0937 http://www.bbkonline.com/ 
Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East, Contact: Saleh Mubarak Al Falah, : Chairman & Managing Director, P.O.Box 71 Safat, 13001 Kuwait, Tel: 965-245-9771, Fax: 965-246-1430 http://www.bkme.com/ 
Burgan Bank, Ahmed Al-Jaber Street, Sharq, Kuwait, State of Kuwait , P.O.Box 5389, Postal Code 13054 Safat, Tel.: 2439000 (20 Lines) Telex : 2309, 22730 Fax : 2433276, EMail: mainbr@burgan.com http://www.burgan.com/ 

Central Bank of Kuwait

http://www.cbk.gov.kw/ 
Commercial Bank of Kuwait, CGM & CEO: Mr. Jamal Al-Mutawa, E-mail: jamalm@cbk.com, P.O.Box 2861 Safat, 13029 Kuwait, Tel: 965-241-1001, Fax: 965-245-0150 http://www.cbk.com/ 
Gulf Bank, P.O. Box 3200, Safat, 130032  Kuwait, Tel.:  (965) 244‑9501, Fax.:  (965) 244‑6126, Chief General Manager & CEO: Mr. Thomas Chen http://www.e-gulfbank.com
Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Contact: Saleh Al Yousef, Chairman & Managing Director, P.O.Box 3146 Safat, 13032 Kuwait, Tel: 965-245-7661, Fax: 965-246-2057 http://www.ibkuwt.com/

Jordan Kuwait Bank

http://www.jordan-kuwait-bank.com 
Kuwait Finance House, Contact: Mr. Bader A. Mukhazeem,  Managing Director, P.O.Box 24989 Safat, 13110 Kuwait, Tel: 965-244-5050, Fax: 965-240-9414 http://www.kfh.com/
National Bank of Kuwait, Contact: Ibrahim Dabdoub, Chief General Manager, P.O.Box 95 Safat, 13001 Kuwait, Tel: 965-242-2011, Fax: 965-245-9032, Chief General Manager: Mr. Ibrahim Dabdoub, E-mail: dabdoub@nbk.com http://www.nbk.com/

United Bank of Kuwait plc

http://www.ubk-plc.com/ 

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Business with Kuwait

Doing business in Kuwait

http://www.businessculture.com/

Central Bank of Kuwait

http://www.cbk.gov.kw/ 

Contact Kuwait

http://www.contactkuwait.com/ 

K U W A I T - F I N A N C E - H O U S E

http://www.kfh.com/ 

KIF Co. - Home Page

http://www.kif.net/ 

KuwaitBusiness.net

http://www.kuwaitbusiness.net/ 

Doing Business in Kuwait

http://www.kuwait-info.org/

Kuwait's Top List

http://www.kuwait-toplist.com/ 

Kuwait Law

http://www.mideastlaw.com/kuwait.html 

Kuwait Visa Application - Tourist Visas, Business Visas, etc.

http://www.traveldocs.com/kw/ 

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Chambers of Commerce

ACT/EMP - Addresses of Employers' Organizations - Arab States

http://www.ilo.org/

Arab American Chamber of Commerce

http://www.arabchamber.org/

Arab Chambers Of Commerce : Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - ...

http://www.arabji.com/

Arab-Swiss Chamber of Commerce & Industry Home

http://www.casci.ch/ 

Entrepreneur.com: International Chambers Of Commerce Lists

http://www.entrepreneur.com/

Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry

http://www.kcci.org.kw/ 

Planetarabia | Directory : Business and Economy Chamber 

http://english.planetarabia.com/

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Directories and Databases

index KUWAIT http://www.indexuae.com/kuwait/ 

Business_&_industry_directories

http://www.geometry.net/

Kuwait business , Kuwait trade , Kuwait market , Kuwait business directory , Kuwait directory , Kuwait commerce

http://www.planetbiz.com/

Martindale's Reference Desk: Countries

http://www.martindalecenter.com/

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Financing Agencies

Google Directory - Society Government Finance Ministries

http://directory.google.com/

IMF- Kuwait

http://www.imf.org/

Kuwait - Doing Business - Selling

http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk/

Kuwait (12/01)

http://www.state.gov/

Kuwait: Economic Policy and Trade Practices Report (1996)

http://www.state.gov/

Kuwait: TRADE AND ECONOMIC PROFILE

http://www.itds.treas.gov/Kuwait.htm 

WorldSwitch.com - Kuwait - Agencies, Banks, Exchanges

http://www.worldswitch.com/

Zawya.com | arab business and finance

http://www2.zawya.com/ 

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General Country Information

A+ Country Reports, for Countries Around the World!

http://www.countryreports.org/ 

ABC Country Book of Kuwait - geography Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues,...

http://www.theodora.com/

About Kuwait

http://www.emulateme.com/

ArabNet: Kuwait

http://www.arab.net/kuwait/ 

CIA -- The World Factbook -- Kuwait

http://www.cia.gov/

Countries of the World

http://www.infoplease.com/

InsideCountries - country portals and web site directories on a country-by-country...

http://www.insidecountries.com/ 

Kuwait - Consular Information Sheet

http://travel.state.gov/travel/

Kuwait - Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/

Kuwait Country Analysis Brief

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Kuwait Information Office: Country Profile

http://www.kuwait-info.org/

Kuwait Yellow Pages

http://www.kuwait-yellow-pages.com 

Lonely Planet - Destination Kuwait

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

The Country & People of Kuwait

http://www.hejleh.com/

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Intellectual Property Rights

IPMENU - Kuwait - Intellectual Property Resources

http://www.ipmenu.com/

IPR Country Guide: Kuwait Legal Information

http://www.infoprod.co.il/

Kuwait Law

http://www.mideastlaw.com/

WTO | intellectual property (TRIPS) - frequently-asked questions

http://www.wto.org/

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Kuwait's Economic Outlook

Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs -- finding aid

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/

Kuwait Country Analysis Brief

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Kuwait Market

http://www.kcci.org.kw/

Menareport.com, Middle East & North African Business Report

http://menareport.com/ 

Middle East Economic Survey

http://www.mees.com/ 

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Kuwait Government

About Kuwait

http://www.countryreports.org/

Full list of us government kuwait information

http://www.firstgov.gov/

Governments on the WWW: Kuwait

http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/kw.html 

Kuwait Government

http://www.emulateme.com/

Kuwait Investment Authority

http://www.kia.gov.kw/ 

United Nations: Permanent Mission of Kuwait

http://www.kuwaitmission.com/ 

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Market Research

ACNielsen: Kuwait

http://www.acnielsen.com/kw 

Tradeport's index of Kuwait's market research.

http://www.tradeport.org/

Kuwait - Strategis guide to available market research

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
Kuwait's ICT Industry from the US Department of Commerce's ICT Team and Eastern Michigan University http://www.emich.edu/ict_usa/KUWAIT.htm 
US Department of Commerce's Market Research http://www.buyusainfo.net/ 

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Michigan Exports

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 143071561 189501299 200733449 127908707
336 Transportation Equipment 136306845 175793981 187086595 115073888
337 Furniture & Related Products 755554 1168857 4563086 4626958
333 Machinery Manufactures 2486462 2258535 2784484 1731675
334 Computers & Electronic Prod. 260328 457924 854574 1394451
335 Elec. Eq.; Appliances & Parts 988497 2504066 218342 1172824
324 Petroleum & Coal Products 435379 968302 1922269 1132455
311 Processed Foods 222445 597964 444296 763656
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs. 45305 203484 91459 514732
325 Chemical Manufactures 798064 1221399 1423029 398311
326 Plastic & Rubber Products 111854 310691 126483 335599
332 Fabricated Metal Products 256639 232467 247448 309744
339 Misc. Manufactures 162584 1128316 45978 141720
990 Spec. Classification Provisions 32292 238601 107630 65708
331 Primary Metal Manufactures 86400 5990 13724 56574
910 Waste & Scrap 0 0 0 51161
323 Printing & Related Products 37599 2910 0 32103
313 Fabric Mill Products 64900 76602 51828 25576
314 Non-Apparel Textile Products 11769 493981 8817 17000
315 Apparel Manufactures 0 556879 11092 14235
322 Paper Products 0 5080 0 14039
316 Leather & Related Products 4140 1233095 708123 10870
111 Crop Production 0 20200 13875 10761
312 Beverage & Tobacco Products 0 0 0 8283
321 Wood Products 4505 21975 10317 6384

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Miscellaneous

Colleges and Universities American University, P.O. Box 3323, Safat, 13034 Kuwait.  Office of the President, Dr. Shafeeq Ghabra, Tel: (+965) 802040, ext. 208, Fax: (+965) 5749302, E-mail: president@auk.edu.kw http://www.auk.edu.kw/index.jsp 
Colleges and Universities Kuwait University https://www.kuniv.edu/ 
Search Engines

ArabBay.com - Search Engine For The Arab World

http://www.arabbay.com/ 
Search Engines Arab Sites Directory and Polls Portal AraboO.com http://www.arabo.com 
Search Engines

Countries: Kuwait: Arabic Search Engine: Directory of Arabic and Islamic sites

http://www.4arabs.com/
Search Engines

Global - Search Engine Colossus

http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ 
Search Engines

Kuwait Internet Guide - Kuwait's Portal, Search Engine, Directory ...

http://www.arabji.com/Kuwait/ 
Search Engines

Kuwait Search Engine - Kuwait flag, history, news, map, culture, ...

http://www.kuwaitsearch.info/ 
Search Engines

The One & Only Complete Search Engine For & About Gulf Countries 

http://www.aiwagulf.com/ 
US Subsidiaries IBM c/o Khorafi Business Machines, 7th Floor Joint Banking Complex (IBK), Mubarak Al Kabeer Street, Kuwait 13042, P.O. Box 4175, State of Kuwait, Tel: +965-243-9900, Fax: +965-242-4577, E-mail: manal@kw.ibm.com  http://www.gbm4ibm.com 
US Subsidiaries Oracle Middle East (Kuwait Office), PO Box 709 Safat, 13008 Kuwait, Tel: +965 2429734, Fax: +965 2429764 http://www.oracle.com/me/ 

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Newspapers

Abyz News Links - Kuwait - Newspapers and News Sources

http://www.abyznewslinks.com/

Electronic Newspapers and Journals on the Middle East

http://www.library.wisc.edu/

Internet Public Library: Kuwait

http://www.ipl.org/div/news/browse/KW/ 

Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Newspapers Index

http://www.compucan.com/

KUWAIT NEWSPAPERS - CYBER PAPERBOY

http://www.cyberpaperboy.com/

kuwait press : newspapers kuwait

http://www.theworldpress.com/ 

NewsCentral- Kuwait Newspapers

http://www.all-links.com/

NewsLink

http://newslink.org/nonusakuw.html 

Yahoo! Regional Countries Kuwait News and Media

http://dir.yahoo.com/

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Travel and Tourism

AccessGcc - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE & Saudi Arabia

http://www.accessgcc.com/

Accommodation Search Engine Network - Lodging in Kuwait

http://www.ase.net/

Budget Travel: Add Travelogs

http://www.budgettravel.com/

Google Directory - Regional Middle East Kuwait Travel ...

http://directory.google.com/

Kuwait -Travel and Tourism in Kuwait. A Tourist Guide on ...

http://www.1uptravel.com/

Kuwait travel and tourism information, travelogues, travel stories, trip reports

http://www.travel-library.com/

Kuwait Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org

http://www.travelnotes.org/

Kuwait: Complete travel information to Kuwait, travel facts, business information...

http://www.mideasttravelnet.com/

Lonely Planet - Destination Kuwait

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Open Directory - Regional: Middle East: Kuwait

http://dmoz.org/

Travel and Tourism: Favorite Travel Spots and Destinations: Middle East: Kuwait

http://www.buzzle.com/ 

Travel.org - Middle East

http://www.travel.org/mideast.html 

World Travel Guide - Kuwait - General Information

http://www.wtgonline.com/

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Transportation

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Forwarder.  It has links to several directories of worldwide freight forwarders and logistics companies.

Google Directory - Regional Middle East Kuwait ...

http://directory.google.com/

Open Directory - Regional: Middle East: Kuwait

http://dmoz.org/

Yahooligans! Reference - Factbook: Kuwait Transportation

http://www.yahooligans.com/

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US Government

US Commercial Service, Kuwait http://www.buyusa.gov/

CIA -- The World Factbook -- Kuwait

http://www.cia.gov/

Embassy of the United States in Safat, Kuwait

http://usembassy.state.gov/
Kuwait - US Department of States Background Notes http://www.state.gov/

Kuwait - Consular Information Sheet

http://travel.state.gov/

U.S. Energy Information Administration Kuwait Country Analysis Brief

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

U.S. Library of Congress Country Study: Kuwait

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/

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Weather

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Date Updated: March 27, 2007

 

 

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