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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentives
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • Tax exemptions for a maximum period of 10 years.
  • Total or partial exemption from customs duties on project’s imports of manufactured goods, packaging materials, etc.
  • Total or partial exemption from other export and import restrictions.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
  • Provision of lands to be rented at a low cost from the government. (Conditions Apply)
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • The Government provides free training to Kuwaiti nationals who would like to work in the private sector.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • The government of Kuwait has an industrial Bank that provides loan facility with low interest rate for industrial projects subject to certain restrictions.
Exemptions from regulationsMore [+]Less [-]
  • Free repatriation of foreign investor’s profits and capital without any restrictions. Any compensation paid on account of disinvestment may also be repatriated.
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Industries (except Oil &r Gas exploration/ production).
  2. Infrastructure in the fields of water & electricity generation, wastewater systems, etc.
  3. Banks, investment corporations and foreign exchange companies, approved by the Central Bank.
  4. Insurance companies as approved by the Ministry of Trade & Industry.
  5. Information Technology & Software Development
  6. Healthcare services & pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  7. Integrated Development Projects.
  8. Real estate (guided by Law NO.20/2002).
  9. Storage and Logistic services
  10. Transport (Land, sea and air ).
  11. Tourism, hotels & entertainment.
  12. Culture & Media (except newspapers, magazines and publishing houses).
  13. Environmental Activities
Sectors specific incentives

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