Kuwait: Draft Foreign Aid Suspension Law Submitted
Five opposition Parliamentarians have submitted a draft foreign aid suspension law. It follows official reports saying the country is heading for an 81 billion Dinar deficit in the next 12 years. If approved all foreign aid, loans and deposits will be suspended for five years. Urgent relief aid for natural catastrophes and pandemics will not be affected. The law would also require the authorities to use all available means to ensure loans given to foreign countries are repaid.