Press Releases

As part of its ongoing and vigilant monitoring of key economic and monetary indicators, together with geopolitical developments, and their repercussions on the global economic conditions and the local economy, and in light of the need for policies to adapt to these developments in line with the requirements and circumstances of each economy, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) emphasized that its current assessment of the available local economic and financial data and information reflects the soundness of monetary and financial stability conditions in the State of Kuwait, and that the current monetary policy stance is anchored to the local economic conditions.

The latest monetary and banking data reveal that the broad money supply (M2) increased by KWD 1.7 billion on an annual basis, representing a growth rate of 4.1% in September 2025 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The balance of residents’ deposits with local banks also increased by KWD 1.4 billion, or 2.7%, and, likewise, the balance of credit facilities to residents increased by KWD 3.5 billion, or 7.2% in September 2025 compared to the corresponding month of 2024. It is worth noting that the current discount rate is 3.75%.

In conclusion, CBK affirmed its continued monitoring of global and domestic economic and monetary developments, in a manner that ensures the adoption of necessary measures through the use of available monetary policy tools, following a gradual and balanced approach to reinforce monetary and financial stability in the State of Kuwait.