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Kuwait: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

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The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that benefiting from high oil prices, Kuwait’s economic recovery continues, and inflation is contained. Non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) growth rose to an estimated 3.4 percent in 2021, benefiting from a recovery in domestic and external demand, and strengthened further to 4.0 percent in 2022. This, together with a pickup in oil production, resulted in a rebound in overall real GDP growth to 8.2 percent in 2022. While oil GDP growth is expected to decline in 2023 due to oil production cuts, non-oil GDP growth would stay robust, driven by domestic demand, and is foreseen to remain steady over the medium term. A structural reform package is needed to boost labor productivity and non-oil private sector-led growth. Strong non-oil private sector-led growth is needed to absorb new labor market entrants. This requires a comprehensive set of reforms that tackle deep-rooted structural challenges. In order to incentivize Kuwaitis to seek careers in the private sector, labor market reforms to promote a market aligned wage structure are needed.

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  • International Monetary Fund, 2023. "Kuwait: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report," IMF Staff Country Reports 2023/331, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfscr:2023/331
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    staff appraisal; higher-than-estimated capital expenditure; oil GDP growth; Fund standard; IMF staff calculation; Oil prices; Fiscal stance; Global;
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