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Key Developments in the Balance of Payments of the State of Kuwait for the Third Quarter of 2021
The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) published today the preliminary data of the State of Kuwait’s Balance of Payments (BoP) for Q3 2021, and the revised data of Q2 2021. The data revealed a surplus during Q3 2021 of KD 2,606.3 million in the Current Account (that sums up receipts and payments on transactions between the domestic economy and other economies in terms of goods, services and income) against a surplus of KD 3,262.3 million during the previous quarter, i.e. a decrease by 20.1% equivalent to KD 656.0 million. This drop is attributable to the rise in the value of receipts on the credit side of the Current Account by KD 385.8 million or 4.8% compared with the previous quarter, and the increase in the value of payments on the debit side of the Current Account by KD 1,041.8 million or 21.5% compared with the previous quarter.
