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CBK Honors Winners of the “Kuwaiti Economic Researcher Award” and “Kuwaiti Economic Student Award”
The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) held a ceremony to honor the winners of the “Kuwaiti Economic Researcher Award” and “Kuwaiti Economic Student Award” the CBK Governor and Chairman of the Institute of Banking Studies (IBS), Basel Ahmed Al-Haroon, and a host of elite banking sector figures attended the event on Tuesday, 05 July, 2022, at CBK Headquarters.
In the opening speech the Governor underscored the CBK’s keenness to encourage, support and qualify national cadres in various fields as part of a continuous and consistent approach to launch such national initiatives. Chief among such initiatives are “The Kuwaiti Economic Researcher Award” and “The Kuwaiti Economic Student Award” to encourage scientific research and Kuwaiti researchers to contribute to the development of institutions, markets and the national economy. In addition, the Governor stressed on the CBK’s endeavors to develop these awards in the upcoming years so that the researchers will have more presence through their research in the development of the banking and financial sectors, and praised the outstanding level of advanced scientific research for the awards, which prompt us to honor the second and third place laureates in both awards in recognition of their efforts and the importance of their research.
