FRANCE - KFH receives French investment delegation

www.arabtimesonline.com - Kuwait Finance House (KFH) CEO Mohammed Al-Omar said that KFH is interested in working in the French market, in addition to other European markets, which is part of KFH’s overseas expansion plans; especially that France has promising investment opportunities. It is worth noting that KFH received a French investment delegation that included officials from the Foreign Investments Development Authority in Paris and other specialized companies, where they discussed the means of cooperation and investment opportunities in the French market. They also deliberated the possibility of taking advantage of KFH’s experience in the field of Islamic finance and investments in numerous sectors. (source)

LUXEMBOURG - KUWAIT - MPs: Kuwait must learn from Luxembourg financial system

KUWAIT TIMES  - LUXEMBOURG: A four-member delegation from the Kuwaiti parliament visited the Luxembourg Financial Centre, called Luxembourg for Finance, Monday evening to get a first-hand information on the way the banking and finance sector functions in the small European country. The head of the centre, Fernand Grulms, welcomed the Kuwaiti parliamentarians and briefed them on the activities of the Luxembourg Financial Centre which is a public-private partnership between the Luxembourg government and the Luxembourg finan cial industry federation. (source)

UK - GATEHOUSE - Looking out of Kuwait

Boodai hopes that the lender’s presence in the UK will facilitate the growth of the sukuk market.