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Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
First in the region · since 1961

Partners in Development

For more than six decades, the Kuwait Fund has stood alongside developing nations — financing the projects that build economies and the bonds that endure between them.

1961
Established
100+
Countries reached
Loans · Grants
Concessional finance
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Serving partners
Who we are

The Middle East's first development institution

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development extends loans on concessional terms to finance development projects in developing countries, provides technical assistance and feasibility funding, trains nationals of borrowing countries, and subscribes to the capital of regional and international development institutions.

What we do

Instruments of partnership

Loans

Concessional-term financing for infrastructure and development projects across sectors and regions.

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Grants & Technical Assistance

Grants and expert assistance that fund feasibility studies and strengthen capacity in partner nations.

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Contributions to Institutions

Subscriptions to the capital of regional and international development institutions and agencies.

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Training Center

Programs that train the nationals of borrowing countries and build lasting institutional knowledge.

Training programs →
"A solid bridge of friendship and solidarity between the State of Kuwait and the developing nations."
The Kuwait Fund's enduring mission
Where we work

From Kuwait to the developing world

The Fund's operations span the Arab world and reach across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central Asia and Europe.

Arab Countries
The founding focus of the Fund's work.
Central, South & East Africa
Infrastructure, water and energy projects.
West Africa
Agriculture, transport and social sectors.
East, South Asia & Pacific
Development finance across the region.
Latin America & Caribbean
Partnerships extending the Fund's reach.
Central Asia & Europe
Newer chapters of concessional lending.
Media center

News & announcements

Kuwait Fund affirms its commitment to cooperation with development partners

Continuing a six-decade record of concessional finance and partnership.

Annual Report published

The Fund's latest annual report details commitments, disbursements and project outcomes.

Engineer training program opens

Building institutional capacity in partner nations through hands-on training.

Publications

A record, year by year

Annual reports, the Kuwait Fund magazine, and basic-information statistics — a published account spanning more than sixty years.