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Kuwait is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 9 February 1978 
  • Deposit of Ratification: 2 February 1979
  • Entry into Force: 4 March 1979
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Kuwait enacted Law Decree No. 1 of January 14, 1979 to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.

Kuwait is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 28 April 1978
  • Entry into Force: 27 July 1978
  • A will only apply the New York Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting state

Kuwait is a not Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Kuwait is a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: 14 September 2003

Kuwait is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 14 May 1953 

Official State Name: State of Kuwait - Dawlat al-Kuwayt - دولة الكويت

Official Language: Arabic

Capital: Kuwait City

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

Time Zone: AST / KSA (UTC+3)

International Calling Code: +965

Internet TLD: .kw

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