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Kuwait acts to make atmosphere conducive for foreign investment

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20/10/2025

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20/10/2025

Kuwait acts to make atmosphere conducive for foreign investment
Minister of Justice, Nasser Al-Sumait

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait issued a ministerial decision to form a committee tasked to prepare a draft decree regulating real estate ownership by investment entities. This is in line with Decree-Law No. 7/2025 amending Decree-Law No. 74/1979, which regulates real estate ownership by non-Kuwaitis. In a press statement on Sunday, Al-Sumait revealed the committee will prepare a draft decree stating the rules governing ownership permits, permitted areas, and restrictions on disposal or mortgage.

The draft will then be submitted to him to ask for the opinion of relevant authorities and complete the legal procedures. Al-Sumait stressed that this step is part of the efforts of the State to develop a legal environment that attracts investment and enhances the balance between encouraging capital and protecting real estate ownership to support the Kuwait 2035 vision.

The committee is chaired by Counselor Ahmed Al-Mutairi, with Hamad Al-Rashidi serving as rapporteur, while the members include the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), Kuwait Municipality and Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW). It is worth mentioning that the amended draft decree grants investment entities licensed by KDIPA the right to own real estate, which is necessary to carry out their activities, manage them, or provide housing for investors and employees, in accordance with the regulations and conditions specified in the new decree.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff