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GENERAL INFORMATION ON KUWAIT Kuwait Information Office 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW

, Suite 404, Washington DC, 20037, USA Tel: (+1) (202) 338 0211 Fax: (+1) (202)
338 0957 Eml: questions@kuwait-info.org Website: www.kuwait-info.com PROFESSIONA
L FIRMS & ASSOCIATIONS Business Consultants Consulting Services EU Eml pkennedy@
consulting-services.eu Website www.consulting-services.eu ASA Consulting (Specia
lists in the Middle East) Fernbank, 18 The Ridings, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2PU, UK
Tel +44-1372 843 267 Fax +44-1372 844 437 Eml asaconsult@btinternet.com Legal A
dvice The Law Office of Al-Essa, Al-Bader & Partners PO Box 4207, Safat 13043, K
uwait Tel +965 2243 8033/4 / 2243 8020-2 Fax +965 2243 2272 Contact: Kevin Burke
Market Research Focus Marketing Consultancy Ltd PO Box 9650, Salmiyah 22097, Ku
wait Tel +965 22424058 / 22422506 / 22431128 Fax +965 22401595 Eml focus@quality
net.net Contact: Dr Camille Gideon Accounting Kuwait Accountant Auditing Adel Mo
hammed Al-Sanea & Co Certified Public Accountants PO Box 2688, Safat 13129, Kuwa
it Tel +965 2240 3205 Tel +965 9978 0862

Fax +965 2244 9454 Contact: Mr Abdul Hameed Agriculture, Horticulture & Fisherie
s Consultants House of Development for Agricultural Contracting Co WLL PO Box 28
870, Safat 13150, Kuwait House of Development is the leading agricultural, horti
cultural and veterinary company in Kuwait. HOD represents many agricultural and
veterinary products in Kuwait. Head Office Tel: +965 22421694/7 Fax: +965 224217
13 Shuwaikh Tel: +965 24722719 Fax: +965 24729079 Ahmadi Tel: +965 23987687 Fax:
+965 23987681 Email: hodag@qualitynet.net Contact Mr Hamad Al-Anjari Mr SreeKum
ar Business Associations American Business Council
Kuwait: The ABC-K serves as the
local chapter of the US Chamber of Commerce. It is a non-profit organization wh
ose purpose is to bring better awareness of the Kuwait market to the United Stat
es so as to improve the competitiveness of American goods and services in the Ku
wait market and to enhance the business climate for American businesses and busi
ness persons resident in Kuwait. The organisation produces a newsletter Correspo
ndent periodically. The ABC-K is very security conscious and initial contact see
ms to require a visit to their neatly-designed but slow-to-open website. Website
: www.abc-k.org British Business Forum: The BBF is a non-profit making associati
on of British business people in Kuwait which aims to foster British interests a
nd win more business for the United Kingdom. Working closely with the British Em
bassy, the Forum provides an opportunity for the British business community to m
eet on a regular basis, supports the creation of business networks, facilitates
discussions with business people and VIPs visiting Kuwait and liaises with overs
eas trade agencies in the United Kingdom. A meeting with a guest speaker and ref
reshments is held at 19:30 on the evening of the second Monday in each month. Me
mbers may bring their partners and guests to these meetings and other social eve
nts. Website: www.bbf.org.kw Tel: +965 25621701 ext 138 Fax: +965 23901760 Eml:
enquiries@bbf.org.kw Indian Business Advisory Council: The IBAC promotes economi
c and commercial relations between India and Kuwait. Most prominent Indian busin
essmen in Kuwait are members. The IBAC meets periodically to discuss business ma
tters. Prominent Kuwaiti businessmen, as well as well-known visiting Indian entr
epreneurs, are invited to meetings to exchange views on economic and commercial
matters. Initial contact is made through the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. Tel: +965
2253 0600. Fax: +965 2257 1192.

Kuwait Association of Accountants & Auditors Kuwait Society of Lawyers Kuwait Ec

onomics Society Kuwait Graduates Society Tel 2244 5780 Kuwait Contractors' Union
Tel 2242 4827
Tel 2484 9799 Tel 2253 2422 Tel 2484 7979 Tel 2244 6592 Tel 2243 7823
Fax 2483 6012 Fax 2252 3518 Fax 2483 4048 Fax 2246 7480 Fax 2243 7824
STATE, GOVERNMENT, & LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTIONS The Amiri Diwan The Diwan of the C
rown Prince The National Assembly The Council of Ministers The Municipal Council
Governorates Kuwait City Hawalli Farwaniya Jahra Ahmadi Mubarak Al-Kabir Minist
ries Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Commerce & Industry Communications Defence Educat
ion Energy (Oil, Electricity & Water) Foreign Affairs Finance Higher Education I
nterior Information Justice Planning Public Health Public Works Social Affairs &
Labour Tel 2539 8888 Tel 180 00 00 Tel 2245 5422 Tel 2244 8271 Tel 2244 9001 Te
l 2244 5560 Tel 2262 7000 Tel 2489 4000 Tel 2457 7177 Tel 2398 8888 Tel 2398 888
8 Fax 2539 3069 Fax 2539 4060 Fax 2240 6190 Fax 2240 8519 Fax 2242 2662 Fax 2262
5707 Fax 2489 0055 Fax 2398 6333 Fax 2398 6333 Fax 2244 9943 Fax 2243 6832 Fax
2484 7058 Fax 2484 1031 Fax 2483 7829 Fax 489 7484 Fax 2241 2169 Fax 2240 4025 F
ax 2245 6319 Fax 2243 6570 Fax 2241 9642 Fax 2243 3750 Fax 2240 7326 Fax 2243 22
88 Fax 2242 4335 Fax 2242 1412 Fax 2245 9258 Fax 2242 2576 Fax 2484 6891 Fax 224
1 5365
Tel 2262 8000 Tel 2488 2639 Tel 2457 7188 Tel 2398 7777 Tel 2398 7777
Tel 2246 6300 Tel 2246 3600 Tel 2481 9033 Tel 2483 2084 Tel 2483 6800 Tel 2489 6
000 Tel 2242 5141-9 Tel 2246 7300 Tel 2246 8200 Tel 2240 1300 Tel 2243 0500 Tel
2241 5221-8 Tel 2246 5600 Tel 2242 8200 Tel 2246 2900 Tel 2242 9904 Tel 2246 450
0 Tel 2244 8271 Tel 2242 1036 Tel 2487 7081 Tel 2483 0125 Tel 2243 9595 Tel 2242
5898
Departments and Public Authorities & Institutions Department of Legal Advice & L
egislation Government Audit Bureau Higher Planning Council Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research (KISR) Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Kuwait Foundation f
or the Advancement

of Sciences (KFAS) Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Public Authority for Civil Informat
ion (PACI) Public Housing Authority (PHA) Public Authority for Agricultural Affa
irs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) Public Authority for Applied Education and Train
ing (PAAET) Public Authority for the Environment (EPA) Public Authority for Indu
stry (PAI) Tel 431 8920
Tel 2482 2000 Tel 2639 5377 Fax 2263 4113 Tel 2433 0055 Fax 2431 9110 Tel 2476 1
115-7 Fax 2476 5551 Tel 2256 4960 Fax 2256 1651 Tel 2482 1285-7 Tel 2431 8312
NON-GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry Tel
2243 3854-7 Fax 2240 4110 Foreign Relations Department Tel 2241 7825 Fax 2243 38
58 Kuwait Society of Engineers Tel 2244 8975/7 Fax 2242 8148 Kuwait Industries U
nion Tel 2266 3453/4 Fax 2266 3452 REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS Gulf Cooper
ation Council - Joint Programme Institution Tel 2532 7164-7 Fax 2532 7162 OAPEC
(The Organisation of Arab Petroleum Tel 2484 4500 Fax 2481 5747 Exporting Countr
ies) AFESD (Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development) Tel 2484 4500 IAIGC (Th
e Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corp) Tel 2484 4500 API (The Arab Planning Ins
titute) Tel 2484 3130 Fax 2484 2935 ATO (The Arab Towns Organisation) Tel 2484 9
705/6 ICRC (Red Cross / Red Crescent) Tel 2532 2061/2 UNDP (UN Development Progr
amme) Tel 2532 9870 COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Central Tenders Committee (CTC) The Muni
cipality General Enquiries Information Director General Municipal Engineering Mu
nicipal Services Ministry of Planning General Information Central Statistical Of
fice Population Statistics Economic Statistics Commercial Statistics Prints & Pu
blications Projects & Experts Department Tel 2240 1200 Fax 2241 6574 Tel 2244 90
01 Tel 2240 9237 Tel 2241 0725 Tel 2243 5207 Tel 2572 1480 Tel 2243 0439 Tel 224
3 7057 Tel 2565 2292 Tel 2242 7572 Tel 2242 7574 Tel 2243 7023 Fax 2241 4910 Fax
2245 2360 Fax 2240 3853 Fax 2243 9560 Fax 2574 8030 Fax 2240 7326 Fax 2243 0464
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Registration of Consultants Ministry of Commerce & Industry General Information

International Relations Department of Inspections Companies Administration Comme
rcial Registry Commercial Licences Research & Studies Dept Industrial Licences &
Registration Industrial Supervision Industrial Studies & Development Legal Affa
irs Department of Statistics Specifications & Standards and Weights & Measures M
inistry of Social Affairs & Labour Labour Inspection Research & Statistics Minis
try of Defence Local Supplies Overseas Supplies Special Contracts Ministry of In
terior General Information Purchasing Department Tenders Department Planning Dep
artment Statistical Department Research & Studies Immigration Departments Kuwait
City Hawalli Farwaniya Jahra Ahmadi Ministry of Information Press & Information
Bureau Government Printing Press Department of Censorship FM Radio Studios Adve
rtising Public Authority for Industry (Shuaiba) Switchboards
Tel 2243 0437 Fax 2242 7820 Tel 2246 9130 Tel 2242 0207 Tel 2240 0562 Tel 2245 7
462 Tel 2243 5436 Tel 2241 3379 Tel 2243 1168 Tel 2244 0878 Tel 2241 1062 Tel 22
40 0569 Tel 2241 2294 Tel 2246 6976 Tel2 246 5101 Fax 2245 1140 Fax 2246 2798 Fa
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244 Tel 2484 6797 Fax 2483 7244 Tel 2484 5233 Fax 2483 7244 Tel 2241 0051 Fax 22
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ax 2326 2728

General Information Consultancy Department Project Management Buying Department

Research & Studies Planning & Development Environment Protection Centre General
Manager Water Pollution Control Air Pollution Control Research & Coordination Mi
nistry of Finance Income Tax Department Offset Programme Management www.mof.gov.
kw/offset Kuwait Investment Authority Switchboard General Information Managing D
irector Investment Departments Local & Arab American European Asian PORTS & CUST
OMS Kuwait Ports Public Authority Directorate General of Civil Aviation General
Department of Customs Inspection & Control Northern Sea Ports Southern Sea Ports
Airport Land Borders
Tel 2326 1760 Tel 2326 2759 Tel 2326 0353 Tel 2326 2309 Tel 2326 2757 Tel 2326 0
126 Tel 2326 2802 Tel 2326 0017 Tel 2326 2813 Tel 2326 2834 Tel 2326 2782 Fax 23
26 1557 Tel 2326 2725 Tel 2326 2804 Tel 2326 2734 Tel 2326 2712 Tel 2242 2856 Fa
x 2242 0144 Eml tax@mof.gov.kw Tel 2241 9268 Fax 2242 5965 Eml offset@mof.gov.kw
Tel 2243 9595 Fax 2245 4059 Tel 2240 3559 Fax 2245 4281 Tel 2242 5135 Fax 2245
4059 Tel 2246 4139 Tel 2240 4656 Tel 2244 7138 Tel 2242 2917 Fax 2240 8803 Fax 2
246 8847 Fax 2243 4394 Fax 2246 8848
Tel 2481 2662 Tel 2481 2712 Tel 2433 4499 Tel 2484 3490 Tel 2484 9326 Tel 2484 1
904 Tel 2398 6053 Tel 2473 2352 Tel 2467 8097
Fax 2481 9714 Fax 2483 8056 Fax 2483 8056 Fax 2481 0468 Fax 2398 7439 Fax 2473 6
082 Fax 2467 8098
BANKS, FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS Institute of Banking Studies Tel 2245
8460-5 Fax 2246 6430 Credit & Savings Bank Tel 2241 1301 Fax 2245 5516 Central
Bank of Kuwait switchboard Tel 2244 9200-19 Fax 2244 0887 General Information Te
l 242 9014 Economic Research Dept Tel 240 1756 Fax 243 3461 Website www.cbk.gov.
kw Conventional Banks

Al-Ahli Bank Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait Bank of Kuwait & Middle East Burgan Bank C
ommercial Bank of Kuwait Gulf Bank National Bank of Kuwait Special Purpose Banks
Industrial Bank of Kuwait Kuwait Real Estate Bank Conventional Investment Insti
tutions Kuwait Stock Exchange Tel 2242 3130-9
Tel 2240 0900 Fax 2241 4870 www.abk-kuwait.com Tel 2241 9518 Fax 2244 0937 www.b
bkonline.com Tel 802 000 Fax 2246 1430 www.bkme.com Tel 2243 9000 Fax 2246 1148
www.burgan.com Tel 2241 1001 Fax 2245 1050 www.banktijari.com Tel 2244 9501 Fax
2244 6126 www.gulfbank-online.com Tel 2242 2011 Fax 2240 9235 www.nbk.com Tel 18
44 446 Tel 2245 7661 Fax 2246 2057 www.ibkuwt.com Tel 2245 8177 Fax 2246 2516 Fa
x 2241 3538 Eml borse@qualitynet.net www.kse.com.kw Tel 2241 9547 Fax 2241 8467
Tel 2222 5000 Fax 2244 8894 www.gulfinvestmentcorp.com Tel 2246 8800 Fax 2241 90
90 www.kuwait-fund.org Tel 2244 5050 Fax 2245 5135 www.kfh.com Tel 2243 7070 Fax
2240 6649 www.tii.com
Public Institution for Social Security Investment Office Gulf Investment Corpora
tion KFAED Investment Department Islamic Financial Institutions Kuwait Finance H
ouse The International Investor
OIL GAS & PETROCHEMICALS Supreme Petroleum Council KPC [Kuwait Petroleum Corp] I
nformation Office KOC [Kuwait Oil Co] KNPC [Kuwait National Petroleum Co] PIC [P
etrochemical Industries Co] Tel 2242 0771 Fax 2243 0559 Tel 2245 5455 Fax 2246 7
159 Tel 2240 0960 Fax 2240 7872 www.kpc.com.kw Tel 2398 9111 Fax 2398 3661 www.k
ockw.com Tel 2483 1274 Fax 2481 6101 www.knpc.com.kw Tel 2242 2141 Fax 2240 5719
www.pic.com.kw

KOTC [Kuwait Oil Tanker Co] KUFPEC [Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co] KAF
CO [Kuwait Aviation Fueling Co] SAT [Saudi Arabian Texaco] EQUATE Petrochemical
Company KPI [Kuwait Petroleum International] Head Office (Kuwait) Europoort + 31
181 Tel 251 911 London + 44 (0) Tel 207 451 4700 Rotterdam + 31 10 Tel 4072 085
Belgium + 32 3 Tel 241 33 00 France + 33 1 Tel 4112 2600 Germany + 49 Tel 2102
9685 0 Italy + 39 06 Tel 5208 81 Luxembourg + 352 Tel 45 02 03-1 Spain + 34 91 T
el 576 43 00 Thailand + 66 2 Tel 661 9520
Tel 2245 5455 Fax 2240 1521 www.kotc.com.kw Tel 2242 1677 Fax 2242 0405 www.kufp
ec.com Tel 2433 0507 Fax 2433 0475 www.kafco.com.kw Tel 2395 0444 Fax 2395 1022
www.chevrontexaco.com Tel 2434 3666 Fax 2431 2557 www.equate.com Tel 2240 4087 F
ax 2240 7533 Fax 262 926 Fax1784 419299 Fax 455 33 Fax 241 34 00 Fax 4602 2910 F
ax 2102 9685 9 Fax 5208 8655 Fax 44 43 45 Fax 577 73 99 Fax 661 9550 www.q8.com
Telephoning Kuwait The Country Code for Kuwait is 965. There are no area codes.
To telephone Kuwait from another country, you should: DIAL Overseas Access Code
/ 965 / Telephone Number The telephone numbers shown in the directory are switch
board numbers except where otherwise indicated. Emergencies: The telephone numbe
r of all emergencies (police, fire, ambulance, etc) is:
777