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KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulates the Kuwaiti activist Dr. Al-Anoud Al-Sharikh on being recognized by the BBC as one of the top 100 influential women around the world for 2019.

KUWAIT -- Envoy of His Highness the Amir, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah flies to Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend the eighth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on October 25-26.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's diplomatic institutions play a major role in the UN Security Council (UNSC), contributing to a culture of peace and dialogue, a UN official says. (By Nasser Al-Shalabi).

KUWAIT -- Kuwait is one of the world's top 10 improvers amongst 190 economies in the World Bank Group's Doing Business 2020 study, which also says Kuwait's ranking in the Ease of Doing Business jumped from 97 in 2019 to 83 in 2020, attributing the success to a comprehensive reform program over the past year.

KUWAIT -- Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) announces that Kuwait has witnessed improvement by +4.80 points in its score in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 (EoDB2020). Released by the World Bank Group, the data shows Kuwait's improvement has risen to 67.40 as compared to 62.60 (amended) in the Doing Business 2019 report (DB2019). Kuwait rank stands at 83 out of the 190 countries. (end) rk